The AAP has comprehensively updated their recommendations regarding the disease of obesity in childhood. The incidence of obesity in childhood has not improved.
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The initial contact with a child with obesity and their family is a critical part of patient care.
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Recent AAP obesity guidelines point out that "watchful waiting" can delay treatment.
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Obesity pharmacotherapy often is solely equated as therapeutic use of anti-obesity medications (AOMs). In this session, two important factors in obesity pharmacotherapy will be discussed.
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Childhood obesity is a multifaceted health challenge.
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Is the intersection of Childhood Obesity and pediatric sleep problems merely confined to a discussion of poor sleep habits leading to weight gain?
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In this webinar, Dr Carl Lavie will discuss the adverse effects that obesity has on the major CVD risk factors and to increase almost all CVD.
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Clinicians are likely familiar with total energy expenditure being comprised of resting energy expenditure, diet induced thermogenesis, and physical activity.
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Nutrition is one of the pillars of obesity treatment. While clinicians are easily able to advise patients what NOT to eat, telling patients what to eat can be harder.
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Stress and psychological resilience have lost balance due to many daily internal and external factors.
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