Obesity

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Top Discovery

Discover Magazine has named a breakthrough finding by Children's obesity researcher Umut Ozcan, MD, one of the Top 100 Stories of 2011.

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Read the official press release announcing the discovery.

Learn more about this exciting breakthrough.

Childhood obesity: The epidemic hits minority kids especially hard

As the childhood obesity rate soars, Boston Children's Hospital, like hospitals across the country, treats an alarming number of children for a host of obesity-related conditions that can have life-long implications, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, gallstones and sleep apnea—conditions once considered to be strictly adult diseases. For children of color, learn how obesity and its consequences are even more serious concerns.

Clinical Services

• Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program
• Gastroenterology/Nutrition
• General Endocrinology Program
• Kidney Stone Center
• New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children's Hospital
• Nutrition Center
• One Step Ahead Program
• Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) Program
• Social Work Training Program
• Type 2 Diabetes Program