A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according t ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

He has over 40 years of experience as a physician and treated over 3000 children for obesity. Currently he serves as peer reviewer for several journals. He has developed a new treatment model for ...

Gut microbiota plays a critical role in childhood obesity by influencing energy metabolism, inflammation, and appetite ...

GLP-1 agonists for weight loss are now commonly used for adults, but might they also be an effective treatment for younger ...

A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...

Overweight and obesity in childhood are associated with increased risk of obesity and related non-communicable diseases in adulthood, potentially contributing to premature death. Stable isotopes are ...

Obesity at cancer diagnosis is associated with inferior survival among children aged 2 to 18 years, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Cancer. Samuel Sassine, M.D., from the Centre ...

A recent population-based study indicates that among children with cancer, those with obesity at the time of diagnosis may face an elevated risk of dying.

The findings, published Friday in the journal JAMA Health Forum ... “We got excited about down-trending pediatric obesity rates in the early 2000s by the CDC, only for them to shoot up in ...

A recent population-based study indicates that among children with cancer, those with obesity at the time of diagnosis may face an elevated risk of dying. The findings are published by Wiley online in ...