Endocrinology News

The worldwide prevalence of excess body weight in school-aged children may increase to 268 million by 2025, if current trends continue, and 91 million will have obesity, according to study findings published in Pediatric Obesity.

BMI correctly identifies most children with overweight or obesity and remains the best method to measure adiposity, according to recent findings.

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation — in partnership with the AAP and the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians — today released a comprehensive support guide for the parents, allies and health care providers of transgender children.

The FDA today approved Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G, the first hybrid closed loop system — often referred to as an “artificial pancreas” — designed to monitor glucose and provide appropriate insulin doses for people aged 14 years and older with type 1 diabetes, according to an FDA press release.

Using standing-based desks, as opposed to traditional sit-down desks, in classrooms for 2 consecutive years resulted in a significant decrease in BMI percentile, according to data published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Children with neonatal diabetes caused by a potassium channel mutation who were transferred from insulin to sulfonylurea therapy for more than 5 years saw a sustained improvement in HbA1c from baseline, according to study findings presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology in Paris.

Swedish girls who participated in 200 minutes of weekly school-based physical education exhibited increased tibia cortical thickness and bone strength vs. girls who continued with the standard 60 minutes per week, according to results of a 7-year study.

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association suggests that children aged 2 to 18 years should consume no more than 25 g of added sugar per day.

Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes are nearly twice as likely to develop central obesity at age 9 to 11 years vs. children born to mothers without gestational diabetes, according to a multinational, cross-sectional study.

In children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, serum copeptin levels are associated with renal function, recent study findings show.