Obesity-Related Diseases in Children: Molecular Basis and Therapeutic Approaches
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
2. National Laboratory on Human Reproduction, University of Pécs, 7623 Pécs, Hungary
Interests: childhood obesity; intrauterine and infant nutrition; obesity-related diseases; metabolic syndrome; epigenetics
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2. National Laboratory on Human Reproduction, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Interests: epigenetics; genetics; childhood obesity; long-term consequences of in vitro fertilization (IVF)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to the World Health Organization, childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Obesity is a heterogeneous disorder and has a multifactorial etiology that involves energy imbalance, genetic and epigenetic modifications, neuroendocrine dysregulation, disorders of adipose tissue functioning, and alterations in the microbiome, among others. This process starts in utero, indicating that good health is also dependent on the mother’s lifestyle before birth.
Obesity is associated with a higher risk of the development of various noncommunicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes, which are linked to increased mortality and morbidity. The preventive and therapeutic interventions in childhood obesity are crucial in decreasing the burden of comorbid health conditions. Complexity also applies in the management and prevention of childhood obesity, including the combination of lifestyle changes, intensive dietary approaches, anti-obesity pharmacotherapy, and/or bariatric surgery.
The aim of this Special Issue, entitled “Obesity-Related Diseases in Children: Molecular Basis and Therapeutic Approaches”, is to gather original research manuscripts, meta-analyses, and reviews dealing with the molecular basis (an updated view of the emerging knowledge about epigenetics, nutrigenomics, neuronal, and hormonal aspects, among others) and therapeutic approaches of childhood obesity and related diseases.
Prof. Dr. Dénes Molnár
Dr. Szilvia Bokor
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- childhood obesity
- causes
- therapy
- epigenetics
- biomolecules
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