AM:STARs: Obesity and Diabetes in the Adolescent Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781581109375 ISBN-10: 1581109377 Copyright: 2017 Edition: 1st Editor: Bolling, Christopher F., Dedekian, Michael, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 89 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Elizabeth  Littlejohn,  MD, MS  (Sparrow Children's Hospital) Description This is a unique and timely review of the greatest threat to human health -- obesity and diabetes in the adolescent population. The authors highlight the importance of early and thorough prevention, as well as assessment and treatment of obesity in this age group. The pathophysiology of obesity in adolescents is multifactorial and not a necessarily chosen condition. The aim, therefore, is to provide an update on key areas in obesity medicine including genetics, emotional health, and effects on growth and puberty with insights into treatment including medical nutrition therapy. Purpose The purpose is to highlight aspects of adolescent obesity with important updates on type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The burden of both continues to grow, thus the authors include a very thorough review of available technology for children with diabetes. This review is timely and necessary for any providers taking care of children with diabetes. Audience Presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health as an Adolescent Medicine State of the Art Review, the book is intended for any practitioners who manage adolescents. Written by experts in the field of adolescent obesity, the book addresses various topics that include avoiding weight bias and stigma, laboratory evaluation of obesity (and consequences thereof), dietary as well as behavioral strategies in weight management, among others. Features The book covers various topics such as adolescent weight management in the primary care setting to disorders of growth and puberty in obesity to management of type 1 and 2 diabetes in obese adolescents. It has a noteworthy review of all the current technology available to adolescents with type 1 that is completely up to date and important for pediatric practitioners. There are no omissions except for a discussion of the presence of vitamin D deficiency in this vulnerable population. Assessment This is a high quality review of the consequences of obesity in the adolescent population and how it pertains and relates to the increasing prevalence of pediatric diabetes. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 8 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 4 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.