Publications by authors named "Judith W Lubrecht"
Article Synopsis
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the top cause of chronic liver disease in children and has significant health implications, highlighting the need for better clinical management and unified guidelines.
- A study surveyed 454 pediatricians across Europe and Israel, revealing that only 51% follow any guidelines, with 63% believing the guidelines require updates due to varied practices.
- Most pediatricians use liver function tests and ultrasounds for screening, but there is inconsistency in treatment methods, with only 17% often requesting liver biopsies, indicating a crucial need for standardized approaches to manage MASLD in children.
Background: Early research showed weight gain in children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Objective: To compare changes in BMI z-score of children with overweight and obesity in a personalised lifestyle intervention before and during the pandemic.
Methods: Changes in BMI z-score half a year (T6) and twelve months (T12) after the first lockdown were included for 71 children in the '2020 during COVID' group and compared to 48 children in the '2019 before COVID' group, using a marginal model for repeated measures (model 1).
Lifestyle interventions are the common treatment for children and adolescents with severe obesity. The efficacy of these interventions across age groups remain unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention on health parameters between children and adolescents with severe obesity.
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