Young children gained weight during the pandemic
A Kaiser Permanente study shows youngsters gained excess weight from 2019 to 2020, with kids age 5 to 11 gaining more than 11- to 17-year-olds.
Imelda Dacones, MD, and Lisa Denike, MD, discuss COVID-fueled childhood obesity trends
In an interview with USA Today, Imelda Dacones, MD, and Lisa Denike, MD, of Northwest Permanente say they expect to see increases in childhood obesity as months of pandemic stress eating, closed schools, stalled sports, and public space restrictions extend indefinitely.
Kaiser Permanente Researchers Study Bariatric Surgery for Obese Teens
David Arterburn, MD, MPH, of the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, answers some questions about a major study on severe obesity among adolescents.