Clinician's comment on treatment of childhood overweight meta-analysis.
Given the prevalence and urgency of the childhood overweight problem, pediatric providers are searching for evidence-based management to translate into clinical practice, particularly in primary care. There are numerous challenges to translation and therefore to more widespread adoption of childhood overweight treatment recommendations. In this article, the authors try to bridge this gap between childhood overweight treatment research and clinical care by discussing the current evidence-based recommendations through a clinical case and by examining the challenges of translation. Looking at this issue through the lens of a clinician, the authors consider the broader social context within which childhood overweight exists, and highlight areas for further translational work.
Saelens
Brian E
BE
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, WA 98115-8160, USA. bsaelens@u.washington.edu
Liu
Lenna
L
D002648:Child; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D050177:Overweight / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014481:United States