Leading article:  Shield, Crowne and Morgan review the role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of childhood obesity, and note that it is only appropriate in extremely selective instances.  Here.

Using the Millenium Cohort Study data of 13,194 children at 3 years, 23% were overweight or obese, and regional levels of overweight were independent of individual risk factors.  Here.

In a cohort of 2500 twins aged 6 to 18 years from rural China, blood pressure is positively associated with measures of adiposity like BMI.  Here.

An intervention involving teaching healthy eating, reduced TV and increased activity which is known to have an impact in the US also had an impact in a pilot study on English children aged 9-10.  Here.

In an cohort of 4934 Australian pre-school children, 15% were overweight and 5% were obese, but relatively few had additional morbidity as a consequence.  Here.

When different definitions of the metabolic syndrome are used, strikingly different prevalences are found in the same population.  Here.

Comparing Dutch national growth studies reveals that obesity in childhood is increasing in The Netherlands.  Here.

In 5595 children aged 11 in the ALSPAC cohort, only 2.6% met physical activity recommendations as measured by accelerometer.  Here.

In populations of nearly 4000 children from Pakistan, the dual burdens of significant numbers of children who are undernourished and stunted, and others who are obese are noted.  Here.

In interviews with parents of 17 children being treated for obesity, psychosocial difficulties like poor self esteem were the main driver leading families to engage with treatment, and interference by family members in attempts to change lifestyle were a major difficulty for families . Here.