AAP Issues Guidelines for Children With Overweight, Obesity
Weight loss pharmacotherapy recommended as adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment in children 12 years and older with obesity.
Weight loss pharmacotherapy recommended as adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment in children 12 years and older with obesity.
Extended method uses additional data from 1999 to 2016 NHANES, rather than extrapolation; improves characterization of extremely high BMI in children
Findings seen vs nonsurgical care among individuals with severe obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Maternal consumption of ultraprocessed foods during the childrearing period was associated with overweight or obesity in offspring.
Unlike people with obesity, lean individuals may not experience health benefits with intentional weight loss.
Maternal obesity with excessive weight gain linked to increased risk for ADHD in offspring vs normal weight without excessive weight gain.
Using definition based on both fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c, analysis shows proportion of undiagnosed diabetes cases down in US adults.
The researchers found that after full adjustments, including obesity, there were significant associations seen for late bedtime, snoring, and daytime napping for over 30 minutes with increased risks of MAFLD.
The researchers found that among youth ages 2 to 19 years, the prevalence of obesity increased from 17.7% in 2011 to 2012 to 21.5% in 2017 to 2020.