Dr. Tom Warshawski, a pediatrician and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation, said the American recommendations for medication and surgery are “reasonable” for Canada but the primary intervention beyond new guidelines would be a policy shift to restrict marketing of unhealthy food and bevera...
Dr. Tom Warshawski, a pediatrician and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation, said the American recommendations for medication and surgery are “reasonable” for Canada but the primary intervention beyond new guidelines would be a policy shift to restrict marketing of unhealthy food and...
Dr. Tom Warshawski, a pediatrician and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation, said the American recommendations for medication and surgery are “reasonable” for Canada but the primary intervention beyond new guidelines would be a policy shift to restrict marketing of unhealthy food ...
Dr. Tom Warshawski, a pediatrician and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation, said the American recommendations for medication and surgery are “reasonable” for Canada but the primary intervention beyond new guidelines would be a policy shift to restrict marketing of unhealthy food...
Developed by an expert panel, the new AAP guidelines present a departure in the conceptualization of obesity, recognizing the role that social determinants of health play in contributing to excessive weight gain. As a community health researcher who investigates disparities in childhood obesity, I ...
Dr. Tom Warshawski, a pediatrician and chair of the Childhood Obesity Foundation, said the American recommendations for medication and surgery are “reasonable” for Canada but the primary intervention beyond new guidelines would be a policy shift to restrict marketing of unhealthy food and...
The guidelines aim to reset the inaccurate view of obesity as "a personal problem, maybe a failure of the person's diligence," said Dr. Sandra Hassink, medical director for the AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood weight, and a co-author of the guidelines. ...
Johner Riehl: So, what some guidelines for exercise, it may be creative ways to help kids to exercise as well. As well as maybe if you have any other tips on nutrition that just you want to add as we wrap up the conversation. Lindsay Stenovec: Well children are designed to move and ...
In adults, it seems to be justified using drugs for long-term treatment of 'medically important' obesity. Strict guidelines concerning the treatment of obese adolescents with orlistat are needed. It is only hoped that double-blind placebo-controlled studies investigating the new and promising drugs ...
For patients, what can clinicians do to make the lifestyle part of the guidelines more attainable? Beck: Make it easier to participate. Many parents work, so my clinic's hours start at 4 p.m., and we offer physical activity on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings to increase participation...