You have in your hands, or at your fingertips, the first edition of the American Academy of
Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for evaluation and management of children and …

Children and adolescents with chronic health conditions are faced with ongoing challenges,
making self-regulation crucial. As children grow up, they gradually develop differentiated …

Problem Interventions for children with obesity lead to only modest improvements in BMI and
long-term outcomes, and data are limited on the perspectives of families of children with …

Background: Findings from studies of food addiction in adults suggest those with food
addiction are less successful in weight-loss interventions. Little is known about food …

Introduction Evidence suggests that food addiction (FA) is prevalent among individuals with
obesity seeking bariatric surgery (BS), but there is no evidence about whether FA is a …

To incorporate the perspectives and experiences of family caregivers of children with
obesity, the KidFit Health and Wellness Clinic, a paediatric weight management programme …

Objective Adolescents from low-income backgrounds are at increased risk for obesity and
related negative health outcomes. Furthermore, these adolescents have less access to, and …

Purpose Adolescent obesity is a powerful predictor of morbidity and mortality, yet amenable
to modifiable behaviors. To accurately summarize the effects of behavioral interventions on …

Objective This study was aimed to examine patient enrolment in the pre‐intervention stage,
family‐reported barriers, attendance rates and underlying predictors of short‐term …

Background Attrition and treatment adherence are notorious challenges in paediatric obesity
interventions. Objective To evaluate if brief, pretreatment motivational interviewing (MI) can …