Obesity is a serious health problem in any age group, but there is particular attention being paid to what the effects of excessive body weight in children and adolescents may be. While it is well known that obesity in children promotes type 2 diabetes or hypertension, recent studies indicate that excessive body weight may lead to yet another problem in young children - premature sexual maturation. Reports of this possibility were presented at the ENDO 2019Congress , held in New Orleans.