Counselling on physical activity and nutrition is one of the most effective ways to treat childhood obesity Shutterstock/Rawpixel.com
In its first comprehensive guide to treating childhood obesity in more than 15 years, the (AAP) recommends doctors offer adolescents more intensive interventions sooner, including weight loss medications and even surgery. But it is unclear whether the recommendations will adequately address paediatric obesity.
Childhood obesity rates in the US have nearly quadrupled since the 1960s and current estimates suggest more than in the US have obesity. Previously, doctors waited to see if children outgrew…
