Determinants, Screening, Prevention and Management of Obesity in Youth: New Evidence and Horizons

Odysseas Androutsos¹, Evangelia Charmandari^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, 42132 Trikala, Greece.
² Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
³ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.

Editorial

Odysseas Androutsos et al. Nutrients. 2022.

. 2022 Aug 11;14(16):3280.

doi: 10.3390/nu14163280.

Odysseas Androutsos¹, Evangelia Charmandari^{2

3}

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, 42132 Trikala, Greece.
² Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
³ Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.

Abstract

The prevalence of obesity has significantly increased over the last four decades worldwide [...].

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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