title: Evidence-based behavioral treatment of obesity in children and adolescents.
abstract: Obesity is the most common childhood disease and is widely acknowledged as having become a global epidemic. Well-recognized health consequences of childhood obesity exist, both during childhood and adulthood, affecting health and psychological and economic welfare. The importance of finding effective strategies for the management of childhood obesity has international significance with the publication of various expert reports and evidence-based guidelines in recent years.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Weight Clinic PO Box 28533, Edinburgh EH4 2WW, Scotland, UK.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Adrienne R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000523:psychology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care