Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Childhood obesity is a growing problem worldwide, with serious effects on child health. Obese children are at a higher risk of developing metabolic co-morbidities earlier in life (WHO, 2013). Manchester has worse than national average levels of obesity, with an estimated 14 000 obese children (PHE, 2014).Aims and methods: A retrospective case note analysis of 117 obese paediatric patients, seen in our service between March 2012 and 2014, was ...