The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends intensive interventions, including drugs and surgery, to manage weight loss, but it is unclear whether they reduce childhood obesity.
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January 27, 2023
Counseling on physical activity and nutrition is one of the most effective ways to treat childhood obesity. Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in its first comprehensive guide to treating childhood obesity in more than 15 years, recommends that physicians offer adolescents early and more intensive interventions. However, it is unclear whether the recommendations adequately address childhood obesity.
Obesity rates in children in the United States have nearly quadrupled since the 1960s, and current estimates suggest that more than 14 million children in the United States are obese. …
