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Obese children should get at least 26 hours per year of counseling, panel says
Scripps News via AOL· 30 minutes ago“Fortunately, there are a variety of effective intensive behavioral interventions available that can...
U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians refer children with high BMI to behavioral...
Medical Xpress· 22 hours agoThe U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6...
Why the focus on weight and body mass index can offer skewed look at health
Los Angeles Daily News· 5 days agoFor decades, healthcare in America has linked weight to health status. Since individuals with a...
Meal replacement plus financial incentives found to be beneficial for teens with obesity
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoFor adolescents with severe obesity, meal replacement therapy (MRT) plus financial incentives (FIs)...
To help children with high BMI, expert panel recommends 26 hours of behavior coaching — but not...
CNN.com· 1 day agoThe US Preventive Services Task Force updated its final recommendations Tuesday for how primary care...
Health panel urges interventions for children and teens with high BMI - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 17 hours agoWith obesity continuing to loom as a major public health threat, a leading panel of independent US...
Researchers say multimodal antiobesity medications yield superior preoperative weight loss
Medical Xpress· 22 hours agoCombining antiobesity medications enhances preoperative weight loss in individuals with high body ...
Metformin For Weight Loss: How Long Does It Take to Finally Work?
MediaFeed via AOL· 4 days agoWhen you’re motivated to lose weight and taking steps to make it happen, you want results — fast....
UGA research paper suggests doctors too often pigeonhole overweight patients as unfit
Gannett via AOL· 1 day 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 ...
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...