Endocrinology News

Incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes increased among U.S. children and adolescents from 2002 to 2012 with substantial growth among members of minority racial and ethnic groups, according to study data.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Recent genome-wide association studies have revealed some surprising links between genetic variants and a range of adolescent traits, from puberty timing to sexual behavior and even what are thought of as individual personality quirks, according to a speaker here.

Researchers found a positive association between anorexia nervosa and celiac disease, both before and after celiac diagnosis, in a Swedish nationwide study.

Using Fitwits, an approach used during well-child visits to prevent obesity, improved parents’ ability to recognize their child’s correct BMI category, according to a recent study.

The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Mexico is among the highest in the world, with the burden of obesity shifting from wealthier families in urban areas toward those of lower socioeconomic status, according to findings published in Nutrition & Diabetes.

Children and adolescents with severe obesity who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a children’s hospital without NIH support experienced safety outcomes similar to those of NIH-funded bariatric surgery studies in children, according to a retrospective analysis published in Clinical Obesity.

Children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis are more likely to exhibit impaired bone accrual with more severe disease, even when linear growth is not affected, according to findings from a retrospective, longitudinal study.

Infants exposed to antibiotics in the first 6 months of life were more likely to develop obesity by age 2 years vs. infants not exposed to antibiotics, according to a study of Latino infants from San Francisco.

Among children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, those who are younger and those with government insurance may be at increased risk for hospitalization, recent data indicate.

In children with type 1 diabetes, an alternative sensor-based glucose monitoring system accurately measured blood glucose levels, with most incidents of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia detected, recent study findings show.