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Children with obesity should receive intensive counseling to promote healthy diet and exercise habits starting at age 6, according to a draft recommendation issued by a panel of U.S. experts on Wednesday.
Interventions to promote physical activity, support for behaviour change, and education about healthy eating are advised.
Children with obesity should receive intensive counseling to promote healthy diet and exercise habits starting at age 6, according to a draft recommendation issued by a panel of U.S. experts on...
The government-backed US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said overweight children as young as six should be given therapy lasting at least 26 hours to promote healthy eating instead.
If childhood obesity is an ‘epidemic,’ how far should doctors go to treat it?