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<DIV>AM:STARs is the official publication of the AAP Section on Adolescent Health. Published 2 times per year, it offers adolescent specialists and primary care physicians timely information on matters relating to adolescent health and wellness. The AM:STARs Obesity and Diabetes in the Adolescent covers a wide variety of topics including:<ul><li>Type I and Type II diabetes - diagnosis/evaluation/treatment & future treatments being developed; how to distinguish between type I and type II</li><li>Insulin resistance</li><li>Pre-Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome</li><li>Dyslipidemia evaluation and treatment</li><li>Disorders of growth and puberty in obesity</li><li>Overlooked complications of obesity</li><li>Laboratory evaluation of obesity</li><li>Nutritional management of obesity</li><li>Hypertension and Sleep Apnea</li><li>Behavioral approaches in adolescent weight management</li><li>Weight bias/stigma in overweight adolescents</li><li>Adolescent weight management in the primary care setting</li><li>Physical activity promotion in the adolescent patient</li><li>Genetics of obesity</li></ul></DIV>
