Journal article
The effectiveness of interventions to treat hypothalamic obesity in survivors of childhood brain tumours: a systematic review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Survivors of childhood brain tumours (SCBT) are at risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Obesity is a major driver of cardiometabolic diseases in the general population, and interventions that tackle obesity may lower the risk of these chronic diseases. The goal of this systematic review was to summarize current evidence for the presence of interventions to manage obesity, including hypothalamic obesity, in SCBT.
Authors
Wang K; Chau R; Fleming A; Banfield L; Singh SK; Johnston DL; Zelcer SM; Rassekh SR; Burrow S; Valencia M
Journal
Obesity Reviews, Vol. 18, No. 8, pp. 899–914
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2017
DOI
10.1111/obr.12534
ISSN
1467-7881