Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Nearly 1 in 3 of UK children are overweight or have obesity. Obesity is associated with a higher risk of physical, psychological, and social ill-health yet doctors often do not initiate a conversation with parents about weight when a child has obesity. Studies have shown that doctors frequently fail to address childhood obesity with families in general paediatric outpatient clinics. Doctors report fear of upsetting parents. Parental views on this are largely unexpl...