Medscape, the excellent educational tool for physicians from WebMD, has a new series on pediatric obesity:

“If children continue to gain weight at current rates, obesity will soon become the leading cause of death in the United States.

and

…children today are at risk of becoming the first generation to die at an earlier age than their parents. ”

How Should Doctors Treat Pediatric Obesity?
(Continuing Medical Education for physicians).

What a Waist: Why Your Waist to Hip Ratio is the Most Important Number to Know.
(and how to measure it)
Also CME for physicians.

Sleep, Snore, Don’t Breathe.
Obstructive sleep apnea is not just for adults with metabolic syndrome.

Suicide is Not Painless: Higher-Than-Expected Suicide Rate Following Bariatric Surgery
Adults, their major stomach surgeries, and a higher-than-expected mortality rate from suicide.

On the Other Hand, Stomach Surgery Cures Cholesterol, Diabetes, Gout and High Blood Pressure.
Especially if your BMI is greater than 40.