A new report from the AAP urges that pediatricians emphasize high quality nutrition, physical activity and adequate sleep, among other factors, to combat obesity in their patients.
Coauthored by the AAP Section on Obesity and AAP Committee on Nutrition, the new report is a complement to last year’s revised guidance on obesity, which suggested that physicians offer weight loss medication to adolescents aged as young as 12 years and evaluate teenagers for metabolic and bariatric surgery.
“We expanded the focus as the five key areas reviewed in the report: nutrition, physical activity,