Pediatric Endocrinology News

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a researcher reported in a study published in Obesity and Endocrinology.

The FDA has approved the first therapy to address hyperphagia for children and adults aged 4 years and older with Prader-Willi syndrome, Soleno Therapeutics announced.

Adults who had an above-average BMI, overweight or obesity during childhood have increased risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to data from a meeting abstract.

Children with overweight and obesity experienced notable improvements in health outcomes after participating in a lifestyle treatment program through a pediatric obesity clinic and local parks and recreation facility.

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published in JAMA.

Genetic risk scores for predicting insulin resistance that were developed for adults are also tied to some cardiometabolic metrics in children and adolescents, according to study findings.

Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Achieving obesity remission reduced children’s and teens’ risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in adulthood, according to findings from a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Less than 0.1% of adolescents in the United States identified as transgender or gender diverse and received puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to study findings published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.