July 2007

UP FRONT
Editor's Page: An Obesity Explosion in Our Children
By Thomas Moshang Jr., MD

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DIABETIC MICROVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS
Silver Dressing for Diabetic Foot Ulcers
By Edward B. Jude, MD, MRCP

NUTRITION AND FITNESS
Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Prevention of Metabolic Risk
By Ulf Ekelund

Preventing Metabolic Syndrome: Diet, Exercise, Both, or More?
By Leanne M. Redman, PhD; Margarita Terán-García, MD, PhD; and Eric Ravussin, PhD

THYROID DISORDERS
Treatment of Mild Subclinical Hypothyroidism
By Salman Razvi, MD, and Jolanta Weaver, MD

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Levo-Thyroxine Treatment of Congenital Hypothyroidism: Practical Implications of New Insights
By Maurizio Delvecchio, MD; Maria Felicia Faienza, MD, PhD; Angelo Acquafredda, MD; Clara Zecchino, MD; and Luciano Cavallo, MD

WOMEN'S ENDOCRINOLOGY
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease in Menopause: Exploring the Mechanisms
By Bryan C. Cooper, MD, and Cynthia K. Sites, MD

CVD Risk Prediction in Women: Is it Time for a New Algorithm?
By Erin Donnelly Michos, MD, MHS, and Roger S. Blumenthal, MD

Pathophysiologic Changes Occur in Women Years Before Clinical Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes
By Karol Pohlman Rejman, PhD, FNP; Lisa Rafalson, PhD; Joan Dorn, PhD; Jacek Dmochowski, PhD; and Richard P. Donahue, MD, MPH

TSECs May Off New Option for Menopausal Symptom Treatment, Osteoporosis Prevention
By Conni Bergmann Koury, Editor-in-Chief

COVER STORY
Pediatric Obesity: Are We Ready to Pay the Piper?
By Richard Hellman, MD, FACP, FACE

Forthcoming Pediatric Obesity Guidelines Urge Primary Care Physicians to Take the Lead
By Conni Bergmann Koury, Editor-in-Chief

Should We Identify Obesity Through Screening in Primary Schools?
By Marie Westwood, BSc, PhD; Debra Fayter, BA, MSc; Suzanne Hartley, BSc, MSc; Gary Butler, MD, FRCP, FRCPCh; and Mary Rudolf, MBBS, FRCPCh

Experts Discuss Research on the Crisis of Pediatric Obesity, Diabetes
By Erin K. Corr, Assistant Editor

Preventing Overweight, Obesity in Children: Physical Activity is the Key Factor
By James B. Connelly, MD, FFPH

Childhood Obesity: Minimal Intervention Approach, Application of a Method
By David Gillis, MD, and Esther Granot, MD

Kellogg Will Adopt Nutrition Standards for Foods Marketed to Children
By Conni Bergmann Koury, Editor-in-Chief

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