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Addressing Pediatric Obesity in Ambulatory Care: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

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Since the “2007 summary report of child and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment” published by Barlow, many obesity intervention studies have been conducted in pediatric ambulatory care. Although several meta-analyses have been published in the interim, many studies were excluded because of the focus and criteria of these meta-analyses. Therefore, the primary goal of this article was to identify randomized case–control trials conducted in the primary care setting and to report on treatment approaches, challenges, and successes. We have developed four themes for our discussion and provide a brief summary of our findings. Finally, we identified major gaps and potential solutions and describe several urgent key action items.

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  3. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6701 Fannin St. Suite 1010, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

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Lenders, C.M., Manders, A.J., Perdomo, J.E. et al. Addressing Pediatric Obesity in Ambulatory Care: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?. Curr Obes Rep 5, 214–240 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-016-0210-2

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