Pediatric Obesity
Total infections in infancy more significant than antibiotic use for childhood obesity
The number of infections in the first year of life was significantly associated with childhood obesity and was a stronger risk factor than antibiotic use, according to study data.
Eight comorbidity-based subtypes identified for pediatric obesity
Categorizing children with obesity into one of eight subtypes could help providers better understand the condition and may lead to more specialized care, according to study findings published in PLOS Digital Health.
Prevalence of pediatric obesity increases to 21%
The prevalence of pediatric obesity in the U.S. rose from 17% to 21% between 2011 and 2020, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.
FDA approves phentermine/topiramate for pediatric chronic weight management
The FDA approved a supplemental indication for phentermine/topiramate extended-release capsules for chronic weight management in pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with obesity, according to a press release.
Adolescents eating less ultra-processed food during COVID-19 pandemic
ATLANTA — Adolescents and young adults are eating less ultra-processed food since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before the pandemic, reversing a 30-year trend of increased ultra-processed food consumption.
Type 1 diabetes risk rises with BMI during adolescence
NEW ORLEANS — Adolescents’ risk for developing type 1 diabetes rose with increasing BMI, according to data presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in Diabetologia.
GLP-1 receptor agonists may help teens with obesity maintain weight loss
Teens with severe obesity who lost weight maintained more of their weight loss with use of a GLP-1 receptor agonist plus lifestyle therapy compared with lifestyle therapy alone, according to study findings published in Obesity.
Greater gestational weight gain linked to higher BMI z score for girls, not boys
Girls whose mothers had high gestational weight gain have a greater BMI z score than girls whose mothers had normal gestational weight gain, but a similar difference is not observed for boys, according to study data.
Obesity disparities greater among children attending racially segregated schools
Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity prevalence are greater among children attending more racially segregated schools compared with those attending integrated schools, according to study findings published in Obesity.
Nearly half of youth with obesity also have high BP
Almost half of the children and adolescents who were enrolled in a pediatric weight management program for obesity also had high BP, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.