Medicine's Courtney Batt notes severe pediatric obesity on the rise

Severe pediatric obesity on the rise: Can precision medicine deliver better outcomes?

MedCentral: Courtney Batt, assistant professor of pediatrics, expressed that the results of this study are not surprising to her. “The rising prevalence of obesity reported here mirrors what many of us are seeing in clinical practice. It is a very concerning trend, particularly because we know that many of the comorbidities reported here, and others that were not assessed, are likely to increase as these patients enter adulthood. This leads to significant morbidity, mortality, and disease burden for our patients throughout their lives,” said Batt.