Endocrinology News

Parents and children are more likely to have overweight or obesity if they live in a county with a higher rate of obesity, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Introducing gluten into an infant’s diet later than age 9 months was associated with an increased risk for islet autoimmunity and the presence of insulin autoantibodies compared with introducing gluten earlier, according to findings published in Diabetes Care.

Children who go to bed and wake up an average of 1 hour later on weekends vs. weekdays are more likely to have a higher body fat percentage, fat mass index, BMI and waist-to-hip ratio than children who maintain a consistent bedtime, according to findings from a cross-sectional study.

Children who ate frequent takeout meals had an unhealthy dietary nutrient intake that increased their risk for CHD, diabetes and obesity, according to a study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Although children with psoriasis are at greater risk for developing various comorbidities than children without psoriasis, obesity is a stronger independent risk factor than psoriasis in comorbidity development, according to recently published study results in JAMA Dermatology.

Over 10 years of follow-up, the risk for type 1 diabetes was not reduced when infants with genetic susceptibility to the disease were weaned to formula containing no intact proteins compared with a conventional formula, according to study findings published in JAMA.

Children with concomitant type 1 diabetes and asthma are more likely to require a higher insulin dose, reach shorter adult height and have a higher BMI vs. patients with type 1 diabetes who do not have asthma, according to findings reports in Pediatric Diabetes.

More than half of U.S. children will have obesity by age 35 years if current trends continue, according to results gathered from a simulation model projecting height and weight trajectories.

A ‘patient first’ approach using positive language and actions is encouraged when treating children who have overweight or obesity to reduce the stigma surrounding the conditions, according to a policy statement issued by the AAP Section on Obesity and The Obesity Society.

Increased cord blood levels of leptin and high-molecular-weight adiponectin are associated with greater prenatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution, which may influence infant weight gain in girls, study data show.