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Benefits of Childhood Weight Monitoring Remain Uncertain
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http://www.cfah.org/hbns/getDocument.cfm?documentID=1526
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krishna
12 months, 1 week, 4 days, 12 hours agoNo sound evidence supports weight monitoring to identify and treat obese children, according to a review of worldwide research published this month in the United Kingdom.
“The relative benefits and harms of monitoring have not been determined, and the effectiveness of current treatments is doubtful,” say review authors led by Marie Westwood, Ph.D., of the University of York.
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