Two authors of papers on bariatric surgery in adolescents, Thomas Inge and Torsten Olbers, discuss their work, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
Professor Mark Hanson, Director of the Institute of Developmental Sciences at the University of Southampton, discusses the society and policy changes needed to tackle the growing epidemic of maternal obesity worldwide.
Lucilla Poston discusses results of the UPBEAT trial, which tested whether an intensive lifestyle intervention in obese women during pregnancy can reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and large-for-gestational-age babies.
Lawrence Phillips talks about a study looking at the effects of a lifestyle programme on diabetes incidence and weight loss in a real-world population in the USA.