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U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians refer children with high BMI to behavioral...
Medical Xpress· 7 hours agoThe U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6...
Health panel urges interventions for children and teens with high BMI - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 hours agoWith obesity continuing to loom as a major public health threat, a leading panel of independent US...
To help children with high BMI, expert panel recommends 26 hours of behavior coaching — but not...
CNN.com· 10 hours agoThe US Preventive Services Task Force updated its final recommendations Tuesday for how primary care...
Meal replacement plus financial incentives found to be beneficial for teens with obesity
Medical Xpress· 11 hours agoFor adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs)...
Why the focus on weight and body mass index can offer skewed look at health
Los Angeles Daily News· 4 days agoFor decades, healthcare in America has linked weight to health status. Since individuals with a...
Researchers say multimodal antiobesity medications yield superior preoperative weight loss
Medical Xpress· 6 hours agoCombining antiobesity medications enhances preoperative weight loss in individuals with high body ...
UGA research paper suggests doctors too often pigeonhole overweight patients as unfit
Gannett via AOL· 16 hours agoBut American physicians aren’t receiving effective training to counsel patients on the topic, according to a new paper from University of Georgia researchers. Current medical training focuses ...
GLP-1 Drugs Before Bariatric Surgery Can Help People With Extreme Obesity
Healthline via AOL· 1 day agoNew research has found that for people with extreme obesity taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or...
Metformin For Weight Loss: How Long Does It Take to Finally Work?
MediaFeed via AOL· 3 days agoWhen you’re motivated to lose weight and taking steps to make it happen, you want results — fast....
Obesity: Losing weight with medications such as Ozempic can help before bariatric surgery
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 5 days agoResearchers say people with extreme obesity who use weight loss drugs such as Ozempic before...