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Editors
See allmelania manco
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (IRCCS)
Rome,Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Pediatric Obesity
andrea cassidy-bushrow
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit,United States
Associate Editor
Pediatric Obesity
ramona de amicis
Department of Food, Nutrition and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Milan
Milan,Italy
Associate Editor
Pediatric Obesity
anna di sessa
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Caserta,Italy
Associate Editor
Pediatric Obesity
Articles
See all (70)Case Report
Accepted on 16 Feb 2026
Case Report: MIS-C Precipitating DKA and Renal Failure in a Morbidly Obese Male with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
inPediatric Obesity
- John Tumberger
- Vincent Czerwinski
- Francesca Pérez Marquès
- Travis Langner
- Hammad Ganatra
- Shawn Sood
Frontiers in PediatricsReview
Published on 20 Jan 2026
Beyond lifestyle modification: the role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in treating pediatric obesity
inPediatric Obesity
- Hua Wen
Frontiers in Pediatricsdoi 10.3389/fped.2025.1684485- 905 views
Original Research
Published on 16 Jan 2026
Parental feeding perceptions and family health behaviours: an analysis based on nutrition and physical activity tendencies
inPediatric Obesity
- Bekir Erhan Orhan
- Aydın Karaçam
- Walaa Jumah AlKasasbeh
- Adam Tawfi Amawi
- Umut Canli
Frontiers in Pediatricsdoi 10.3389/fped.2025.1704116- 1,038 views
- 1 citation
Review
Published on 13 Jan 2026
The interplay between childhood obesity and vitamin D deficiency: mechanisms and implications
inPediatric Obesity
- Xiao Zhou
- Yuhe Chen
- Jianxin Xu
- Xiaobing Li
- Yanmei Wu
- Lidan Xu
Frontiers in Pediatricsdoi 10.3389/fped.2025.1700949- 1,242 views
Research Topics
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Interactions and Integrated Management Strategies Among Childhood Obesity, Growth and Development, and Bone Metabolism
- Xuhan Liu
- Xinyu Li
- Bing Wang
- George Danut Mocanu
- 310 views
Submission open
UN World Children’s Day 2025 - Special Research Topic.Healthy Beginnings, Lifelong Impact: Advancing Child Health for a Sustainable Future
- Andrew S Day
- David Warburton
- Professor Xiaofeng Yang, MD, PhD
- Katelyn Ann Bruno
- 1,141 views
- 1 article
Submission open
Long-term Sequelae of Childhood Obesity
- Jeff M P Holly
- Katherine Samaras
- Andrew S Day
- Dana Kristjansson
- Sally Radovick
- 8,182 views
- 4 articles
Submission open
Advances in Research and Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Youth
- Maurizio Delvecchio
- Cosimo Giannini
- 38,485 views
- 16 articles