A landmark report from an international Commission of experts, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (Rubino et al., 2025: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00316-4), calls for a re-evaluation of Body Mass Index (BMI) as a standalone measure for assessing clinical obesity. The Commission highlights the limitations of BMI, noting that it can both overestimate and underestimate adiposity, as…

PC PAL had a strong presence at the two major paediatric endocrine congresses held in the UK this autumn: BSPED (Glasgow) and ESPE (Liverpool).The ESPE meeting drew a diverse attendance, not only from the European countries, but from around the world.The PC PAL booth was well attended, attracting a large number of requests for further…