Lucknow: In its exercise against child stunting, the UP govt has measured the growth of over 9.80 lakh children under five ...

“Essentially, from the 1970s to the ’90s, there was a huge increase in the number of kids who are considered to have obesity … too high a body weight for their own good,” Dr. Jack Yanovski ...

The blockbuster weight loss sensations that have taken the industry by storm may soon be available for kids as young as six. The manufactures of Ozempic/Wegovy and Mounjaro, the injectables that ...

“It’s totally normal for kids to gain weight during puberty,” said Dr. Trish Hutchison, a board-certified pediatrician with 30 years of clinical experience and a spokesperson for the ...

Researchers found that kids who took the drug for more than a year reduced their body mass index – a measure of height and weight that can account for a child’s natural growth – by 5.8%.

The AAP’s decision to include weight loss drugs in its guidelines prompted criticism from groups focused on treating and preventing eating disorders, already estimated to affect 20% of kids.

More than a third of U.S. fathers are obese, but some are changing their weight, their self-images and even their relationship to their kids with the help of GLP-1 medications.

There are many treatments approved for kids, including lifestyle counseling, other weight loss medications like liraglutide and metformin, and even off-label meds like phentermine and topiramate ...

That approval was a “game changer” for kids with a medical need to lose weight, says Dr. Susma Vaidya, a pediatric obesity specialist at Children’s National Hospital.

Weight-loss drugs for first-graders? Eli Lilly is testing Mounjaro shots on kids as young as 6 By Hilary Brueck Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post/Getty Images Oct 20, 2023, 1:37 PM PT ...