USPSTF Draft Calls for Lifestyle Shift -- Not Meds -- for Kids With Obesity Behavioral interventions should be main approach; insufficient data to back pharmacologic therapy Dec 12, 2023
Teens' High BMI Tied to Early Chronic Kidney Disease "Enormous" risk increase seen in the highest BMI categories Dec 11, 2023
Year in Review: Obesity 2023 highlights included new FDA approvals, more drugs in development, and a pivot away from BMI Dec 01, 2023
Year in Review: Type 2 Diabetes New approvals, guidance on GLP-1s before surgery, and access issues led the news in 2023 Nov 01, 2023
AAP Warns on So-Called Toddler Formulas Beverages are "not nutritionally complete" and not meant for kids with major illness, report says Oct 21, 2023
Gestational Diabetes Exposure in Utero Linked to Brain Changes in Kids These changes may contribute to an increased risk of obesity in kids, researcher says Oct 18, 2023
Certain Factors Predict Weight Regain After Big Losses But even "regainers" still kept off most of the weight Oct 17, 2023
Mental Health Warning Signs in Latinx Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks Signs of depression, anxiety in middle school linked with troubles by high school Oct 16, 2023
Are Obesity Drugs for Adolescents Cost-Effective? Despite the effectiveness of these medications, costs are a major barrier Sep 30, 2023
Keto for Kids With Diabetes Carries Risk, AAP Warns American Academy of Pediatrics outlines policy for low-, very low-carbohydrate diets Sep 18, 2023
'Mail-Order Bride' or 'Very Obese': Bias in Resident Patient Handoffs Weight, race among factors associated with negative stereotypes, blaming language Aug 14, 2023
Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018 Jul 03, 2023
ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023
ENDO 2023 Roundup: More Imcivree Data; Statement on Aging; Novel Hypoparathyroid Tx Some more highlights from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Jun 20, 2023
Type 2 Diabetes Cases in Kids Still Rising After 'Return to Normal' Once they returned to school, we thought things would normalize, researcher says Jun 20, 2023
High-Dose Leptin Reversed Severe Genetic Obesity in Two Patients Metreleptin doses several times higher than recommended brought weight down to near normal Jun 14, 2023
Better Weight Outcomes for Kids With Family-Based Approach in Primary Care Program worked better than usual care, but was less effective than expected Jun 13, 2023
FDA Warns on Certain Forms of Compounded Semaglutide Some products may not contain the same active ingredient as the approved drugs Jun 01, 2023
Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Common Increased rates observed after a 2019 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics May 30, 2023
What Happens When We Classify Kids' Weight as a 'Disease'? The AAP obesity guidelines stand to worsen stigma and mental health May 27, 2023
Quarter of Wegovy-Treated Teens With Obesity Return to Normal Weight Overall, nearly half dropped below threshold for obesity May 17, 2023
Can Michelle Obama's Drinks for Kids Help Tackle Pediatric Obesity? Water and milk may be best, but is there value in trying to change industry from within? May 09, 2023
Insulin Resistance Risk Much Higher for Kids With Obesity Waist-to-hip-ratio, waist circumference can aid in predicting IR, researcher says May 07, 2023
Longer Family Meals Are Healthier Meals for Kids Just 10 minutes made a significant difference in how much fruits, veggies were eaten Apr 03, 2023
Can Mothers Pass Obesity on to Daughters? Approaches to addressing body weight and composition should start early in life, researcher says Mar 21, 2023
Kids' BMIs Dropped After Federal School Lunch Overhaul The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 had a quick impact Feb 13, 2023
Kids With High Step Count, Less Screen Time See Lower Obesity Risk But study suggests more steps alone may not be enough to offset effects of higher screen use Feb 09, 2023
Extended BMI Charts Help Address the Pediatric Obesity Crisis They provide an important tool for screening and managing patients Jan 28, 2023
AAP Guidelines: 'Watchful Waiting' No Longer the Right Call for Child Obesity Immediate interventions can ward off worse outcomes later, according to guideline authors Jan 09, 2023
Competitor Poised to Take on Obesity Treatment Giant Wegovy in 2023 Both Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk scramble to rectify supply shortages Dec 28, 2022
Childhood Obesity Crisis Leads CDC to Expand BMI Charts Charts now extend to a BMI of 60 Dec 15, 2022
Adding Gut Health Supplement Helped Kids With Obesity Lose More Weight Small trial saw metabolic benefits with daily butyrate added to standard of care Dec 05, 2022
Obesity Linked to Brain Abnormalities in Kids It remains unclear whether losing weight would reverse these changes Nov 29, 2022
Fewer Hospital Trips With Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass in Teens But similar risks of complications, reoperations, deaths Nov 15, 2022
Boys Who Lose Excess Pounds by College May Still See Elevated Cancer Risk Long-term Swedish study suggests early obesity "programming" in males has lasting impact Nov 04, 2022
Our Hands Are Tied: Treating Prediabetes in Kids We urgently need more research on pharmacological interventions for this growing epidemic Sep 14, 2022
Are TikTok Challenges Leading Kids to Eat More Junky Food? Researchers say policies are needed to protect children from harmful marketing on social media Jul 26, 2022
Childhood Obesity Rate Now Exceeds 1 in 5 Kids, Teenagers Troubling trends since 2011 across age, race, and ethnicity Jul 25, 2022
Bye-Bye, 'Life's Simple 7': AHA Redefines Cardiovascular Health by Adding Sleep New metrics and scoring algorithm for heart health in children and adults Jun 29, 2022
