Obesità pediatrica: un confronto tra linee guidaitaliane (Società Italiana di Pediatria/SocietàItaliana di Endocrinologia e DiabetologiaPediatrica), statunitensi (Endocrine Society) esud-coreane (Korean Society of PediatricGastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition)

Guidelines in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatologyand nutrition

Childhood obesity: a comparison between Italian(SIP/SIEDP), American (Endocrine Society) and South-Korean (Korean Society of Pediatric GastroenterologyHepatology and Nutrition) guidelines

Giulio Ippolito, Sara Vizzuso, Matilde Amatruda,Giulia Vizzari, Elvira Verduci¹

¹U.O. di Pediatria Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo – OspedaleSan Paolo – Università

Childhood obesity has become a truly global epidemicaffecting all populations, and Countries of all incomelevels. Do different Countries across the world manage thesame disease in the same way? In this commentary acomparison between most recent Italian, North-Americanand South-Korean guidelines will be made, pointing outsimilarities and differences.