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Physical Activity Approaches to Pediatric Weight Management

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Interventions to increase physical activity and to maintain healthier lifestyles are essential strategies to reduce and prevent both pediatric obesity and T2DM. Supervised physical activity, family based behavioral interventions, environmental/policy changes, and reinforcement interventions are effective ways to increase physical activity in the short term. Sustained multi-level approaches will be required to achieve long-term changes in physical activity and pediatric obesity.

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