title: Childhood obesity prevention and treatment: recommendations for future research.
abstract: This report summarizes the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group's recommendations on future research directions in childhood obesity prevention and treatment. The Working Group consisted of leaders and representatives from public and private academic and medical institutions with expertise in a variety of health specialties. They reviewed the literature and discussed the findings as well as their own experiences in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. The Working Group made recommendations that were based on scientific importance, the potential likelihood of public health impact, and the feasibility and timeliness for childhood obesity prevention and treatment research. These recommendations are intended to assist investigators in the development of research agendas to advance the knowledge of effective childhood obesity prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Prevention and Population Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. prattc@nhlbi.nih.gov
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: June
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents