Complications can arise, even at an early age, for children who are overweight. These complications can have a potential lifelong impact if issues surrounding the weight gain are not addressed. With that in mind, there are now several weight loss and wellness camps that cater to teens and twee...
The results indicated that: (1) there is a significant effect of play-based physical activity on children's weight loss; (2) the play-based physical activity model is effective for reducing children's weight. The play-based physical activity model needs to be developed and implemented in ...
Reviewing studies on children and teen weight, USPSTF “found adequate evidence that comprehensive, intensive … behavioral interventions in children and adolescents age 6 years or older with a high BMI can lead to improvements in weight status and quality of life,” the recommendation said. It not...
Children: Aged 12 years and older: with a body mass index (BMI) of 95th percentile or greater when standardized for age and sex. Qsymia is an oral capsule taken once daily by mouth. In one year clinical trials, Qsymia weight loss in adults averaged 11.2 lbs to 24 lbs (5.1 kg to 10.9...
approved for the treatment of nonmonogenic, nonsyndromic obesity in children younger than 12 years of age," the study said. "Though the use of liraglutide has been shown to induce weight loss in adults and adolescents with obesity, its safety and efficacy have not been establis...
Saxenda (liraglutide) is used forweight lossand to help keep weight off once weight has been lost, it is used forobeseadults or overweight adults who also have weight-related medical problems. Saxenda can be used in children aged 12 to 17 years who with obesity and who have a bodyweight ...
different at both 3 and 6 months, with intensive-intervention participants showing greater decreases in weight.Overall, the results were promising, suggesting that an intensive, individualized intervention may be an effective means for promoting weight loss in overweight Mexican American children. ...
“Having a medication for that age group, if approved, would be a really nice tool to have, but we’re also going to have to be careful about how widely we start using it,” said Dr. Melissa Crocker, a pediatric obesity specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital who wasn’t in...
A comparison of lifestyle exercise, aerobic exercise, and calisthenics on weight loss in obese children Results showed similar and significant weight changes across the exercise conditions during the year of treatment for parents and children. However, during the next year of observation, children in...
Prescription weight loss drugs may be an option for adults or children who have serious health risks, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol and cannot control their weight with diet and exercise alone. Medication treatment for weight loss should also include a plan ...