ArticleCurrent treatment options in cardiovascular medicine2014
Current approaches to the management of pediatric overweight and obesity.
Article in Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Current Recommendations for Nutritional Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Structured Framework.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for obesity among schoolchildren: A systematic review and meta-analyses.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Effects of Three Different Family-Based Interventions in Overweight and Obese Children: The "4 Your Family" Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Habit formation intervention to prevent obesity in low-income preschoolers and their mothers: A randomized controlled trial protocol.Contemporary clinical trials · 2018Trial
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- Children's weight status and parental perception in Croatia.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Psychosocial aspects and mental health burden of pediatric MASLD.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Expert Opinion on the Utility of Telemedicine in Obesity Care: Recommendations on a Hybrid Multidisciplinary Integrated Care Follow-Up Algorithm.Current obesity reports · 2024Review
- Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Home-Based, Multidisciplinary, Family-Centered Pediatric Obesity Intervention: The ProxOb Program.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
opinion statementFamily-based behavioral intervention has been demonstrated to be an effective and safe treatment for childhood obesity and should be considered a first-line treatment option. However, access to such intensive evidence-based treatment is limited and, currently, obesity care is dominated by high intensity behavioral treatment implemented in specialty clinics or less effective low intensity treatments implemented in primary care. However, capitalizing on the established and ongoing relationship between primary care providers and families, primary care providers have an invaluable role in early identification of overweight and obesity, and subsequent referral to an evidence-based treatment. Key aspects of effective treatment include: early intervention, moderate intensity to high intensity intervention of sufficient duration, multicomponent intervention targeting dietary modification, physical activity and behavioral strategies, family involvement and goals targeting family members, and follow-up contact during maintenance. The purpose of this review is to present the current empirically supported treatment options for pediatric obesity including primary care-based interventions and diagnostic tools, multicomponent behavioral intervention with a focus on family-based behavioral intervention, immersion treatment, and pharmacologic and surgical management.
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