BACKGROUND: Obesity and overweight in children are an escalating problem in Canada
and worldwide. Currently, little is known about the manner in which primary health care …

Intensive, behavior-based weight loss programs for children have proved successful in
clinical studies, 1 but these approaches have not yet been translated to effective office care …

Objective In many countries, pediatricians offer skilled secondary care for children with
conditions more challenging than can readily be managed in the primary care sector, but the …

The medical community has been aware of the pediatric obesity epidemic for over a decade
and yet providers self-report a low degree of confidence in their ability to successfully treat …

Large gaps exist in the capacity of the US medical system to participate meaningfully in
childhood obesity-prevention efforts and to meet the treatment needs of obese children …

Background: this study examined physician experience with the 2007 expert Committee
Recommendations (eCR) on the Assessment, Prevention and treatment of Child and …

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the perceptions of the assessment and
management of children with obesity of primary, secondary, and tertiary care clinicians …

The objective of this technical report is to provide clinicians with evidence-based, actionable
information upon which to make assessment and treatment decisions for children and …

Family physicians can readily identify children at high risk of becoming obese, intervene,
and follow up on progress. 1-3 However, most family physicians believe they are …

Background The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising and the UK Government have
stated a commitment to addressing obesity in general. One method has been to include …