Pediatric Endocrinology News

Access to higher levels of residential greenspace was tied to lower adiposity in children, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA approved an expanded indication for setmelanotide to include children aged 2 to 5 years with several genetic forms of obesity, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announced.

Reducing or eliminating physical activity disparities between boys and girls may result in substantially fewer cases of overweight and obesity and savings of around $780 million, results from a model simulation study suggest.

Policies to reduce childhood obesity that restrict new fast-food outlets in local deprived areas with a high concentration of outlets may help to reduce childhood overweight and obesity, according to findings published in Obesity.

Children who attend day care are 32% less likely to develop type 1 diabetes compared with children who do not go to day care, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Children with obesity have increased risk for type 2 diabetes if they are diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

SAN ANTONIO — Higher concentrations of some phthalate and plasticizer metabolites were associated with higher odds of metabolic syndrome in U.S. adolescents and young adults, according to an analysis presented at ObesityWeek.

SAN ANTONIO — Half of adolescents had two or more micronutrient deficiencies 10 years after metabolic and bariatric surgery, with deficiencies more common after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, according to a presentation at ObesityWeek.

SAN ANTONIO — In adolescents with obesity, GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with lower risk for incident hypertension development 5 and 10 years after initiation vs. other anti-obesity medications, a speaker reported.