Pediatric Obesity is a peer-reviewed, monthly journal devoted to research into obesity during childhood and adolescence. The topic is currently at the centre of intense interest in the scientific community, and is of increasing concern to health policy-makers and the public at large.
Pediatric Obesity has established itself as the leading journal for high quality papers in this field, including, but not limited to, the following:
Genetic, molecular, biochemical and physiological aspects of obesity – basic, applied and clinical studies relating to mechanisms of the development of obesity throughout the life course and the consequent effects of obesity on health outcomes
Metabolic consequences of child and adolescent obesity
Epidemiological and population-based studies of child and adolescent overweight and obesity
Measurement and diagnostic issues in assessing child and adolescent adiposity, physical activity and nutrition
Clinical management of children and adolescents with  obesity including studies of treatment and prevention
Co-morbidities linked to child and adolescent obesity – mechanisms, assessment, and treatment
Life-cycle factors eg familial, intrauterine and developmental aspects of child and adolescent obesity
Nutrition security and the "double burden" of obesity and malnutrition
Health promotion strategies around the issues of obesity, nutrition and physical activity in children and adolescents
Community and public health measures to prevent overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Michael I Goran
Director, Program for Diabetes and Obesity
The Saban Research Institute
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine  of USC
4641 Sunset Blvd, Room 323
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Declaration of Interest

Editorial Office
Alexander French
World Obesity
Charles Darwin House
12 Roger Street
London, WC1N 2JU
UK
E-mail: afrench@worldobesity.org

Production Office
Florencio Curammeng Jr.
Production Editor
E-mail: IJPO@wiley.com or fpcurammen@wiley.com

Editorial Board
Babu Balagopal
USA
Geoff Ball
Canada
Louise Baur
Australia
Noel Cameron
UK
Janine Felix
The Netherlands
David Fields
USA
Penny Gordon-Larsen
USA
Andrew J Hill
UK
Andrew Hills
Australia
Peter Katzmarzyk
USA
Aaron Kelly
USA
Rohit Kohli 
USA
Clare Llewellyn
UK
Tim Lobstein
UK
Wei Perng
USA
Karen Peterson
USA
Rachael Taylor
New Zealand
Stewart Trost
Australia
Jean Welsh
USA
Jack A. Yanovski
USA