This handy, practical guide provides clinicians with a comprehensive approach to the medical management of overweight children and adolescents. Coverage begins

While unhealthy diet and sedentary behaviors are second only to smoking as the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., less than 45 percent of adult and

Includes assessment tools, intervention strategies, effective counseling approaches, monitoring and evaluation techniques, and prevention plans. Appendices with

This on-the-go reference blends the most current recommendations as well as evidence-based guidelines for working with children and adolescents with overweight

This handy, practical guide provides clinicians with a comprehensive approach to the medical management of overweight children and adolescents. Coverage begins