Nutritional and activity recommendations for the child with normal weight, overweight, and obesity with consideration of food insecurity: An Obesity Medical Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) details nutritional and activity recommendations for the child with normal weight, overweight, and obesity (Appendix A) with consideration of food insecurity. This CPS is intended to provide clinicians with an overview of clinical practices applicable to children and adolescents with body mass indices in the normal range and body mass indices greater than or equal to the 85^th percentile for their ages, particularly those with adverse consequences resulting from increased body mass. The information in this CPS is based on scientific evidence, supported by the medical literature, and derived from the clinical experiences of members of the OMA.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Browne NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661897 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature