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Review
. 2015 Apr;60(4):441-5.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000670.

Obesity and gastrointestinal disorders in children

Uma P Phatak  1 , Dinesh S Pashankar
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Review

Obesity and gastrointestinal disorders in children

Uma P Phatak et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Obesity in children has become a global pandemic during the last decade. Recent studies have reported an association between obesity and functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. In addition, obesity is also becoming increasingly recognized at diagnosis of organic GI diseases such as celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease. An awareness of all possible complications and associations of obesity by the practicing physician is crucial to provide comprehensive care to obese children. This article reviews the present data on the association between obesity and various common GI disorders. The possible mechanisms and the clinical significance of this association are also discussed.

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  • Coeliac Disease and Obesity in Children.
    Petrarca L, Nenna R. Petrarca L, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Jul;61(1):e4. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000824. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015. PMID: 25883060 No abstract available.
  • Overweight and Pediatric Inflammatory Disease: Is It a True Association?
    Diamanti A, Capriati T, Papadatou B, Knafelz D, Bracci F, Torre G. Diamanti A, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Aug;61(2):e10. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000843. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015. PMID: 25944214 No abstract available.
  • Authors' Response.
    Phatak UP, Pashankar DS. Phatak UP, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Aug;61(2):e10. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000844. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015. PMID: 25944215 No abstract available.
  • Authors' Response.
    Phatak UP, Pashankar DS. Phatak UP, et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Jul;61(1):e5. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000825. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015. PMID: 26111228 No abstract available.

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