Is There a Prescription to Treat Pediatric Obesity?

Pediatric obesity is complex—in every way. The pathogenesis, which is a result of a multitude of factors combined with social and environmental factors makes it a crisis with overwhelming challenges. It is difficult to treat pediatric obesity; however, guidelines attempt to clarify how to approach t...

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Published in:American journal of lifestyle medicine 2020-01, Vol.14 (1), p.36-39
Main Author: Srivastava, Sneha Baxi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Pharmacy Review
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Summary:Pediatric obesity is complex—in every way. The pathogenesis, which is a result of a multitude of factors combined with social and environmental factors makes it a crisis with overwhelming challenges. It is difficult to treat pediatric obesity; however, guidelines attempt to clarify how to approach treatment. These strategies are mostly interventions in lifestyle because only 1 medication is approved for treating obesity in children. The approach to the treatment of pediatric obesity will need to be a one that relies on the available data, a continued drive for additional research and publication, sharing of practice experience, and continued efforts at prevention.
ISSN:1559-8276
1559-8284
1559-8284
DOI:10.1177/1559827619881095