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Childhood Obesity
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The only peer-reviewed journal focused on actionable strategies to manage & prevent #obesity in children & adolescents
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@childobesityjn.bsky.social is encouraging submission of research in the following areas:
⭐️Mental and behavioral health
⭐️Community engagement and health equity
⭐️Pharmacological treatment
⭐️Stigma and weight bias

Please consider a submission to one of these special themes!
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Acculturation and Feeding in Hispanic Mothers: Continuous and Categorical Analyses, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

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Acculturation and Feeding in Hispanic Mothers: Continuous and Categorical Analyses | Childhood Obesity
Background: Despite previous studies showing that acculturation in Hispanic mothers is associated with less frequent use of highly controlling feeding practices, our understanding of acculturation and...
www.liebertpub.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Considerations for Cost Assessment of Implementing Family Healthy Weight Programs Across Community and Clinical Contexts, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

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Considerations for Cost Assessment of Implementing Family Healthy Weight Programs Across Community and Clinical Contexts | Childhood Obesity
Purpose: Cost is a critical consideration when implementing evidence-based family healthy weight programs (FHWPs). However, real-world implementation cost data are often underreported, and standardize...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
@ChildObesity_jn is encouraging submission of research in the following areas:
⭐️Mental and behavioral health
⭐️Community engagement and health equity
⭐️Pharmacological treatment
⭐️Stigma and weight bias

Please consider a submission to one of these special themes!
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Caring for Kids of All Sizes: An Outpatient Quality Improvement Pilot Project to Decrease Weight Stigma, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Caring for Kids of All Sizes: An Outpatient Quality Improvement Pilot Project to Decrease Weight Stigma | Childhood Obesity
Weight stigma is a pervasive problem affecting children’s mental and physical health. This unique pilot project sought to improve pediatric providers’ attitudes and confidence in skills around weight ...
www.liebertpub.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Parent-Reported Measures of Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Early Childhood: A Scoping Review, published in
@childobesityjn.bsky.social

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Weight Loss Effect of Lisdexamfetamine in Children with Severe Obesity: A Case Series | Childhood Obesity
Background: Pharmacological options for severe obesity in early childhood are limited. While lisdexamfetamine is approved for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and binge eating disorder,...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Weight Loss Effect of Lisdexamfetamine in Children with Severe Obesity: A Case Series, published in
@childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Caring for Kids of All Sizes: An Outpatient Quality Improvement Pilot Project to Decrease Weight Stigma, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Caring for Kids of All Sizes: An Outpatient Quality Improvement Pilot Project to Decrease Weight Stigma | Childhood Obesity
Weight stigma is a pervasive problem affecting children’s mental and physical health. This unique pilot project sought to improve pediatric providers’ attitudes and confidence in skills around weight ...
www.liebertpub.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Adherence and Effectiveness of Liraglutide in Adolescents with Obesity, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Adherence and Effectiveness of Liraglutide in Adolescents with Obesity | Childhood Obesity
Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, such as liraglutide, have been approved for the management of pediatric obesity. However, real-world evidence remains limited. We aimed to evalua...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Acculturation and Feeding in Hispanic Mothers: Continuous and Categorical Analyses, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Acculturation and Feeding in Hispanic Mothers: Continuous and Categorical Analyses | Childhood Obesity
Background: Despite previous studies showing that acculturation in Hispanic mothers is associated with less frequent use of highly controlling feeding practices, our understanding of acculturation and...
www.liebertpub.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Testing the JOIN for ME Program in Low-Income Communities: Rhode Island CORD 3.0, published in
@childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Real-World Use of Phentermine and Topiramate for Adolescent Obesity: Retrospective Effectiveness and Safety Analysis, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Real-World Use of Phentermine and Topiramate for Adolescent Obesity: Retrospective Effectiveness and Safety Analysis | Childhood Obesity
Background: National guidelines support adjunct anti-obesity medications to treat adolescent obesity. The combination of phentermine and topiramate is accessible and efficacious in controlled trials, ...
www.liebertpub.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Health Behaviors of Transgender Youth with and Without Obesity: Establishing an Evidence Base and Prevalence Rates, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Health Behaviors of Transgender Youth with and Without Obesity: Establishing an Evidence Base and Prevalence Rates | Childhood Obesity
Background: Transgender youth in the United States are at increased risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes compared with their cisgender peers due to diverse factors including minority stress, stigma, a...
www.liebertpub.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Assessing Alignment of Referrals with Guidelines for the Treatment of Children with Obesity, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Assessing Alignment of Referrals with Guidelines for the Treatment of Children with Obesity | Childhood Obesity
It is unknown how many children with obesity are offered treatments aligned with clinical practice guidelines. This study examined electronic medical record data from a Midwest, USA, health system to ...
www.liebertpub.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Regional Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Childhood Obesity Prevalence, Denver, Colorado, 2019–2022, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Regional Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Childhood Obesity Prevalence, Denver, Colorado, 2019–2022 | Childhood Obesity
Background: During the early COVID-19 pandemic, many US youths experience rapid excess weight gain and increase in BMI and obesity prevalence. We leveraged longitudinal electronic health records from ...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Difficulties in Emotional Regulation May Mediate the Relationship Between Low Mindfulness and High Emotional Eating in Adolescents with Obesity, published in
@childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Difficulties in Emotional Regulation May Mediate the Relationship Between Low Mindfulness and High Emotional Eating in Adolescents with Obesity | Childhood Obesity
Background: Although the effect of mindfulness on emotion regulation is known, the relationship between mindfulness and emotional eating has not been well-studied in adolescents to date. In this study...
www.liebertpub.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Parent-Reported Measures of Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Early Childhood: A Scoping Review, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Parent-Reported Measures of Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Early Childhood: A Scoping Review | Childhood Obesity
Background: Pediatricians support families in establishing healthy behaviors, yet there is limited information on valid and pragmatic questionnaires for assessing weight-related health behaviors in ea...
www.liebertpub.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Evaluation of BMI Growth Charts for Children Living with Severe Obesity, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Real-World Use of Phentermine and Topiramate for Adolescent Obesity: Retrospective Effectiveness and Safety Analysis, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Real-World Use of Phentermine and Topiramate for Adolescent Obesity: Retrospective Effectiveness and Safety Analysis | Childhood Obesity
Background: National guidelines support adjunct anti-obesity medications to treat adolescent obesity. The combination of phentermine and topiramate is accessible and efficacious in controlled trials, ...
www.liebertpub.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Health Behaviors of Transgender Youth with and Without Obesity: Establishing an Evidence Base and Prevalence Rates, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Health Behaviors of Transgender Youth with and Without Obesity: Establishing an Evidence Base and Prevalence Rates | Childhood Obesity
Background: Transgender youth in the United States are at increased risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes compared with their cisgender peers due to diverse factors including minority stress, stigma, a...
www.liebertpub.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Assessing Alignment of Referrals with Guidelines for the Treatment of Children with Obesity, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Assessing Alignment of Referrals with Guidelines for the Treatment of Children with Obesity | Childhood Obesity
It is unknown how many children with obesity are offered treatments aligned with clinical practice guidelines. This study examined electronic medical record data from a Midwest, USA, health system to ...
www.liebertpub.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Difficulties in Emotional Regulation May Mediate the Relationship Between Low Mindfulness and High Emotional Eating in Adolescents with Obesity, published in
@childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Difficulties in Emotional Regulation May Mediate the Relationship Between Low Mindfulness and High Emotional Eating in Adolescents with Obesity | Childhood Obesity
Background: Although the effect of mindfulness on emotion regulation is known, the relationship between mindfulness and emotional eating has not been well-studied in adolescents to date. In this study...
www.liebertpub.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
childobesityjn.bsky.social
Evaluating Parental Perception and Confidence Managing Obesity-Related Behaviors Among Children with Severe Early-Onset Obesity in a Tertiary Care Clinic, published in @ChildObesity_jn

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Evaluating Parental Perception and Confidence Managing Obesity-Related Behaviors Among Children with Severe Early-Onset Obesity in a Tertiary Care Clinic | Childhood Obesity
Background: Children with severe early-onset obesity (defined as a body mass index >120% of the 95th percentile before age 5) are a high-risk population often displaying disruptive food-related behavi...
www.liebertpub.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Additional Support Needs of Adolescents with Obesity During an Obesity Treatment Trial: Fast Track to Health, published in
@childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Additional Support Needs of Adolescents with Obesity During an Obesity Treatment Trial: Fast Track to Health | Childhood Obesity
Background: Treatment-seeking adolescents with obesity may have diverse dietetic, psychological, or medical needs that require support during obesity treatment. Objectives: To characterize initial ref...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Additional Support Needs of Adolescents with Obesity During an Obesity Treatment Trial: Fast Track to Health, published in @childobesityjn.bsky.social

Link to pub: www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Additional Support Needs of Adolescents with Obesity During an Obesity Treatment Trial: Fast Track to Health | Childhood Obesity
Background: Treatment-seeking adolescents with obesity may have diverse dietetic, psychological, or medical needs that require support during obesity treatment. Objectives: To characterize initial ref...
www.liebertpub.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM