Pediatric Obesity: A Focus on Treatment Options

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07 May 2019

Editorial: Pediatric Obesity: A Focus on Treatment Options

Fatima Cody Stanford

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Angela K. Fitch

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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Obesity is the most prevalent chronic disease in the pediatric population. Despite continued efforts to prevent obesity in the population, obesity rates continue to climb, and there has been a dramatic increase in severe obesity (body mass index >/=40). With the current concerns about obesity and comorbid conditions on the health and quality of life, we should have treatment options that serve to reduce this burden on the patient population to improve morbidity and mortality. We need treatment options that are intensive, prescriptive, or deliverable in multidisciplinary settings (i.e. family , school, and medical environment).

Obesity is the most prevalent chronic disease in the pediatric population. Despite continued efforts to prevent obesity in the population, obesity rates continue to climb, and there has been a dramatic increase in severe obesity (body mass index >/=40). With the current concerns about obesity and comorbid conditions on the health and quality of life, we should have treatment options that serve to reduce this burden on the patient population to improve morbidity and mortality. We need treatment options that are intensive, prescriptive, or deliverable in multidisciplinary settings (i.e. family , school, and medical environment).

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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, FAAP, FACP, FAHA, FAMWA, FTOS

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Frontiers in Pediatrics

Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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Pediatric Endocrinology

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