Emerging Therapeutic Strategies for Infantile Obesity: A Narrative Review

Studied

A narrative review examined behavioural, family, psychological and medication approaches to childhood obesity.

Who / model

The review covered literature mainly from 2010 to August 2026. Its medication comparison included 35 trials and 4,331 participants; individual follow-up durations are not given in the abstract.

Studied dose & schedule

Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.

Found

Medication plus behavioural treatment reduced body mass index by 1.71 points more than behavioural treatment with or without placebo. Gastrointestinal side effects were frequent with GLP-1 medicines, and partial weight regain occurred after stopping treatment.

Limits

Different study methods and a lack of direct comparisons prevented formal drug ranking. Psychological outcomes were infrequently assessed.

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