U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians refer children with high BMI to behavioral interventions

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6 years or older with a high body mass index (BMI) to comprehensive intensive behavioral interventions. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published online June 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Elizabeth A. O’Connor, Ph.D., from the Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center in Portland, Oregon, and colleagues examined the benefits and harms of weight management interventions initiated in health care settings among children aged 2 to 18 years with high Read More