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Obesity Prevention in Primary Care
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:217-218.
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The Institute of Medicine Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Adolescents (Washington, DC) recommended that child health professionals routinely monitor and track body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and offer relevant evidence-based counseling and guidance to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and decrease sedentary behaviors.1 Recent surveys indicate that child health care professionals often fail to diagnose childhood obesity, only inconsistently use body mass index and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Ga) body mass index charts2 and/or provide nutrition and physical activity counseling, and report low levels of confidence, proficiency, and effectiveness in evaluating and managing childhood obesity.3-7 In addition, there is little evidence to support specific intervention strategies for primary care professionals.1, 8 It is in this context that Patrick and colleagues9 report the results of a randomized controlled trial of Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling . . . [Full Text of this Article]AUTHOR INFORMATION
Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH
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