Diseases associated with childhood obesity

被引：58

作者：

Choudhary, Arabinda K. ^{[1
]}

Donnelly, Lane F. ^{[1
]}

Racadio, Judy M. ^{[1
]}

Strife, Janet L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cincinnati, Med Ctr, Cincinnati Childrens Hosp Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY | 2007年 / 188卷 / 04期

关键词：

obesity; pediatric radiology; practice of radiology;

D O I：

10.2214/AJR.06.0651

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

OBJECTIVE. Radiologists can play an active role in children's health by increasing awareness of diseases associated with obesity. This article reviews key imaging findings in obesity-related diseases, current issues in imaging obese children, and treatment strategies. CONCLUSION. There has been a well-documented pediatric obesity epidemic and a dramatic increase in clinical diseases associated with it. These serious health consequences affect nearly every organ system. Despite the increasing prevalence of obesity and the associated health hazards, pediatric obesity as a diagnosis is often overlooked by health care providers.

引用

页码：1118 / 1130

页数：13

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