Reuters (12/12, Lapid) reports, “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 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Wednesday. In 2017, the USPSTF “had recommended … that screening for obesity start at age 6.” However, “research since then has shown the effectiveness of intensive behavioral interventions … for achieving a healthy weight and improving the quality of life for children and adolescents, the panel said.”
CNN (12/12, Christensen) reports, “The task force’s draft recommendations do not include weight loss medications or surgery, although it has looked at some research on those interventions.”
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— “US panel recommends children with obesity start counseling from age 6,” Nancy Lapid, Reuters, December 12, 2023