Obesity often persists from childhood into adulthood, yet guidelines are segmented by age, lacking adolescent-specific recommendations. Discrepancies exist in BMI assessment, exercise, and dietary ...

To address soaring rates of childhood obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics last year endorsed tactics it once considered risky. “Watchful waiting” had been standard practice, in part from ...

In the current study, the researchers categorized their recommendations into five behavioral and psychological interventions, three pharmacologic interventions, and two surgical interventions.