Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Nearly a third of children aged 2–15 are overweight or obese (body mass index at or above 95th percentile) and children are becoming ‘obese’ at earlier ages and staying obese for longer. Obesity is linked to an array of medical conditions including hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and musculoskeletal pain and is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) overall. Yet there is limited information on th...