Childhood obesity is, according to the WHO, one of the most serious challenges of the 21st
century. More than 100 million children have obesity today. Already during childhood …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Children with obesity experience disordered eating attitudes
and behaviors at high rates, which increases their risk for adult obesity and eating disorder …

The current and long-term health of 14.4 million children and adolescents is affected by
obesity, 1, 2 making it one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases. 3–5 Long …

COI Disclosures: MIC is an employee at WW International, Inc. and has served as a
consultant for Novo Nordisk (but did not accept personal fees for this work), all outside of the …

Importance Intensive behavioral interventions for childhood overweight and obesity are
recommended by national guidelines, but are currently offered primarily in specialty clinics …

The objective of this technical report is to provide clinicians with evidence-based, actionable
information upon which to make assessment and treatment decisions for children and …

Effective treatment interventions for childhood obesity involve parents, are multicomponent
and use behavior change strategies, but more information is needed on the mechanisms …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the world, largely
because of risk factors modifiable by changes in behavior. There is evolving evidence that …

Objective Intensive behavioral obesity treatments face scalability challenges, but evidence is
lacking about which treatment components could be cut back without reducing weight loss …

Obesity in adults has nearly doubled in the past 30 years and has risen similarly in children
and adolescents. Obesity affects all systems of the body, and the serious health …