Introduction The national POWER registry of paediatric weight management programmes reported increased obesity medication (ObM) use in recent years. However, factors influencing ObM prescribing are ...

Objective Eating disorders (ED) and psychological distress are highly prevalent in individuals with Class 3 obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2). With the increasing use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agon...

Background Time-limited eating (TLE) shows promise as an adult obesity treatment; little is known in paediatrics or families. Objective To assess the feasibility and acceptability of family-based ...

Background PortionSize is a mobile app that allows users to assess dietary intake and provide feedback in real-time. Objective To assess the validity of the PortionSize app for estimating children...

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Emotional eating is critical in the development and maintenance of obesity among children and adolescents. While attachment's influence on emotional eating is increasingly recognised, little is known...

People living with obesity and obesity-related complications who are experiencing social isolation and loneliness (SIL) are at an increased risk of more disease-specific complications, the presence o....

The strength of the association between achieving clinically significant weight loss and remission of metabolic complications remains unclear. This rapid review aimed to investigate the effect of wei...

Aim This rapid review aims to summarize the evidence of weight loss following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) associated with preoperative comorbidities. Methods Electronic databases Medline...

Background Adherence to time-restricted eating (TRE), a form of intermittent fasting, is typically high. However, the social, psychological, and environmental factors influencing adherence are unkno...

The prevalence of childhood obesity increases throughout development. Obesity results from a positive energy balance, which suggests different trajectories of energy intake and energy expenditure as ...

Objective Adolescence is the peak onset period for eating disorders (EDs), making ED prevention critical during this time. Comorbid depression and anxiety can put adolescents at further risk for EDs...

Objective Self-directed dietary restraint (i.e., outside of evidence-based weight management programs) has been associated with disordered eating in youth. This study examined associations between m...

Background Children with overweight or obesity (OW/OB), relative to healthy weight (HW), have lower cognitive performance and hippocampal volumes. Whether this extends to children with HW at familia...

Purpose of Review Eating disorders among children and adolescents occur in all body sizes and must be properly identified and treated across settings for optimal health outcomes. This review summarize...

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Objectives Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) could transform how science is conducted, supporting researchers with writing, coding, peer review, and evidence synthesis. However, it is not yet .....

Melville et al.'s 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis highlight the prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating among adults seeking obesity treatment. Findings showed that the prevalen...

Introduction Antipsychotic medications are used to treat individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) but are associated with rapid weight gain and several physical and mental risk factors. Early, p.....

This survey study explores the use of prescription and nonprescription drugs among respondents self-reporting their various eating disorders.

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