Endocrine Abstracts

While several organizations have recommended that multicomponent, behavioral family-based programs delivered at a moderate- to high-intensity contact frequency have a moderate to high rating of efficacy for improving weight status in children, these types of programs are difficult to translate into many practice-based settings. This presentation will review areas that have been identified within childhood obesity treatment programs that may assist with translation to practice-...

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Childhood obesity prevalence continues at a high level in most developed economies and is rising strongly in emerging middle-income countries. This rise in prevalence shows strong links to the exposure of populations to mass-marketed foods and beverages and the use of motorised transport. In Europe the prevalence tends to be higher, and rising faster, among children from lower-income households. The prevention of obesity is essential but clearly we are not doing very well &#15...