Endocrinology News

Children who were born post-term experienced insulin resistance, particularly boys who had additional features of metabolic syndrome. Researchers speculate that this insulin resistance is a preface to obesity, according to their data presented at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting and Expo.

Researchers found no clear evidence that obese children who participated in the Bogalusa Heart Study had increased systolic or diastolic BP levels later in life, according to data from the 19-year study.

Genetic risk for obesity in children upped the odds of developing chronic obesity in adulthood, according to data from a 38-year prospective study.

HOUSTON — Children with high levels of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, a common type of phthalate, were five times more likely to develop obesity compared with children who had lower exposure to the chemical.

PHILADELPHIA — Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes appear to experience a more rapidly progressive disease than people who are diagnosed as adults, with a higher rate of early complications and a relatively early need for combination therapy or insulin, according to results from the large, longitudinal TODAY study.

PHILDELPHIA — Closed-loop insulin therapy appeared to boost nocturnal glycemic control in children with diabetes aged younger than 7 years when compared with standard pump therapy, according to data from a late-breaking abstract presented here at the American Diabetes Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions.

After weight loss, obese children experienced improvements in both metabolic parameters and sleep-disordered breathing, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society 2012 International Conference.

Insulin detemir (Levemir, Novo Nordisk) has been approved by the FDA for use in children aged 2 to 5 years with type 1 diabetes.

Researchers at the CDC said they are concerned with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and prediabetes in adolescents, regardless of weight status, based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Low concentrations of Bacteroides fragilis, when grouped with a low protein diet in childhood, may increase the risk for obesity, according to data presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity Meeting in Lyon, France.