BMJ  2006;333:1207-1210 (9 December), doi:10.1136/bmj.39048.503750.BE

Practice

ABC of obesity

Childhood obesity

John J Reilly, professor of paediatric energy metabolism1, David Wilson, senior lecturer2

1 University Division of Developmental Medicine, Yorkhill Hospitals, Glasgow, 2 Division of Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh

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This article summarises recent evidence based clinical guidelines and systematic reviews and proposes strategies for managing paediatric obesity


Obesity, an excessive body fat content with increased risk of morbidity, has become increasingly common in children and adolescents. Confusion exists, however, over basic questions such as whether paediatric obesity matters, how to diagnose it, and whether it should be treated (and if so, how best to do this). Doctors in many fields need a better understanding of these issues.


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  		Simplified diagram of some body mass index curves seen on UK BMI charts for boys (that for girls is similar). The charts are available from Harlow Health via the Child Growth Foundation (www.childgrowthfoundation.org)

 
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Subjective assessment methods are inaccurate, so diagnosis must be objective. A substantial and consistent body of high quality evidence has shown that body mass index (BMI; weight in kilograms divided by . . . [Full text of this article]

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