Endocrinology News

Dog ownership and dog walking do not reduce the risk for obesity or overweight in children, study data show.

Infection without antibiotic use in infancy is associated with an increased risk for childhood obesity, whereas both broad- and narrow-spectrum antibiotics were not associated with an increased obesity risk, according to findings from a longitudinal birth cohort study.

NEW ORLEANS — Binge eating during adolescence may be predicted by eating in the absence of hunger during childhood, study data show.

NEW ORLEANS — Low-dose topiramate did not produce substantially greater weight loss compared with placebo in teens after short-term meal-replacement therapy, according to a presenter here.

NEW ORLEANS — A parent-only based treatment intervention may be equally effective as and cost less than a family-based treatment intervention, according to a presenter here.

NEW ORLEANS — A responsive parenting intervention was effective in reducing overweight and preventing obesity at age 2 years, according to a presenter here.

NEW ORLEANS — Weight loss in parents may be influential on adolescents’ weight loss over time, study data show.

NEW ORLEANS — Drop-out from treatment of pediatric weight management programs is more likely among families with disengaged or rigid functioning and stressful life events, according to a presenter here.

NEW ORLEANS — In infants with a negative temperament, a responsive parenting intervention may help reduce the intake of high energy-density foods, especially sweets and fried foods, according to a presenter here.

Bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity initially results in substantial economic costs and morbidity, but after 5 years it may be cost-effective, study data show.