Obesity
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Teens who sleep less at risk for greater insulin resistance
Key clinical point: Sleep restriction can lead to obesity and insulin resistance.Major finding: Teens who underslept by an hour a night were more...
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Obese teens heading for bariatric surgery already show kidney damage
Key clinical point: Follow-up will determine if baseline abnormalities in obese teens’ kidney function and other areas are reversible through...
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Childhood sports knee injuries carry heavy burden
Major finding: Preliminary evidence suggests that young adults with history of a sports-related knee injury differ in symptomatology, physiology,...
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Childhood obesity predicts adult cardiovascular risks
Major finding: Overweight but metabolically normal children were twice as likely to develop diabetes and six times as likely to develop metabolic...
Conference Coverage
Motivational interviewing nets weight loss in heavy kids
Key clinical finding: Motivational interviewing may result in weight loss in obese and overweight children.Major Finding: Compared with usual care...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Motivational interviewing by primary care providers promotes weight loss
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Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk
Major finding: Even modest increases in maternal BMI were associated with increases in the risk of every category of infant mortality; the...
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Choice vs. regulation: the role of public policy in obesity management
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ADHD link to obesity may involve stimulant use
Major finding: Those with ADHD taking stimulant medications, especially with longer use and earlier start, had slower BMI growth in childhood but...
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Obesity prevalence steady between 2003 and 2012
Major Finding: Obesity prevalence was high at 16.9% among children and 34.9% among adults in 2011-2012, which is not significantly different from...