Drs. Vos and Barlow have assembled an impressive list of authors to provide a very comprehensive review of the current status and challenges facing the treatment of pediatric obesity. The issue begins with a look at the prevalence and etiology of childhood obesity.? Next, comorbidities are discussed, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, NAFLD, sleep, and psychologic complications. The remainder of the issue focuses on prevention and therapies, including portion size, increased consumption of vegetables, the role of sugar in obesity, the effect of artificial sweetners, the role of dietary fats, physical activity and obesity, and the effect of social media, texting, or any "screen time? on obesity. The issue concludes with an important article devoted to policies to support the prevention of obesity.

Paediatrician Miriam Vos has had to tell hundreds of parents that their children are dangerously ill, with liver disease, diabetes, or bone damage, because of obesity. She found that most parents don't know where to start or what to do, or think that restricting food will work (it doesn't!). In this practical and positive guide, Dr Vos shows parents specific ways to improve their child's health - without diets, guilt trips, or power struggles - all based on what has worked for her child patients. It is first published in spring 2009.