Long-term effects of weight control treatments have been somewhat disappointing. After an initial rapid weight loss, most subjects gradually regain their original excess fat. The best results suggest that average weight…

Managment and Treatment
Some treatments involving children and adolescents have produced substantial short-term improvements in percent overweight, blood pressure, and lipid profiles. However, longer-term effects of treatment generally have been disappointing.…

Clinical Manifestations

Etiology and pathogenesis
Obesity results from an energy imbalance. Experimental evidence shows that obesity develops when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure, and weight is lost when energy expenditure exceeds energy intake.…

Definition and epidemiology
Obesity results from an interaction of genetic, environmental, developmental, and behavioral processes, and reflects a broad continuum from normal variation to a pathologic condition. This is clearly demonstrated…