Promoting a Healthy Weight in Children and Youth Clinical Strategies Recommendations and Best Practices. Version 4.0

摘要

Implement universal patient health education regarding healthy eating behavior and increased physical activity to prevent and treat childhood overweight. Advocate for and promote healthful eating and regular physical activity in the larger community. In the past 25 years, the prevalence of overweight among children in the United States has steadily increased. Since the 1970s, rates of childhood overweight have more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years, and have tripled among children aged 6-11 years. Approximately nine million American children over age six are overweight.