Bookguest editors Christopher F. Bolling, Michael Dedekian.
Summary: "AM:STARs is the official publication of the AAP Section on Adolescent Health. Published 2 times per year, it offers adolescent specialists and primary care physicians timely information on matters relating to adolescent health and wellness. The AM:STARs Obesity and Diabetes in the Adolescent covers a wide variety of topics including: type I and type II diabetes - diagnosis/evaluation/treatment & future treatments being developed; how to distinguish between type I and type II; insulin resistance; pre-diabetes and the metabolic syndrome; dyslipidemia evaluation and treatment; disorders of growth and puberty in obesity; overlooked complications of obesity; laboratory evaluation of obesity; nutritional management of obesity; hypertension and sleep apnea; behavioral approaches in adolescent weight management; weight bias/stigma in overweight adolescents; adolescent weight management in the primary care setting; physical activity promotion in the adolescent patient; [and] genetics of obesity"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Adolescent weight management in the primary care setting
Laboratory evaluation of obesity in adolescents: recommendations and controversies
Avoiding weight bias and stigma
Motivational interviewing in adolescent weight management
Dietary approaches and behavioral strategies for adolescent weight management
Physical activity promotion in the adolescent patient
Serious but overlooked complications of obesity: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea
Disorders of growth and puberty in obesity
Genetic and epigenetic causes of obesity
Management of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in children and adolescents
Type 1 diabetes mellitus in adolescents
Pumps, sensors, and emerging artificial pancreas technology.