Pediatric Obesity—Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
Publication Date: January 31, 2017
Last Updated: December 16, 2022
Diagnosis
Diagnosing Overweight and Obesity
ES recommends using body mass index (BMI) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) normative BMI percentiles to diagnose overweight or obesity in children and adolescents ≥2 years of age. ( 1-M )
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Prevention
ES suggests that clinicians promote and participate in the ongoing healthy dietary and activity education of children and adolescents, parents, and communities, and encourage schools to provide adequate education about healthy eating. ( 2-VL )
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Title
Pediatric Obesity—Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention