NICE guidance PH47 details the recommendations for treatment of childhood obesity. 3. This states that lifestyle weight management services should be family-based, multi-component, multi-agency and community-wide as part of a locally agreed long-term obesity care or weight management pathway. Key principles are highlighted in Box 4.
Box 4: Principles of weight management for children and young people 4
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References
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, “Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese children and young people [PH47],” October 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph47. [Accessed 20 October 2016]
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, “Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese children and young people [PH47],” October 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph47. [Accessed 20 October 2016]
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, “Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese children and young people [PH47],” October 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph47. [Accessed 20 October 2016]
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, “Weight management: lifestyle services for overweight or obese children and young people [PH47],” October 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph47. [Accessed 20 October 2016]