Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Tags: OBESITY; MEDICAL screening
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The article reports on the coverage of the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for preventive services to reduce obesity such as screening and counseling.
- EDITOR'S CHOICE. Who are you calling fat? Delamothe, Tony // BMJ: British Medical Journal (Overseas & Retired Doctors Edition;3/31/2012, Vol. 344 Issue 7850, preceding p1
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the plan in Great Britain to screen all people aged 65-74 for early indications of dementia, the right medical word for fat people in England, and testicular self examination.
- Family Physicians and the Childhood Obesity Epidemic. Slusser, Wendelin // American Family Physician;7/1/2008, Vol. 78 Issue 1, p34
The article offers information on the recommendations of the American Medical Association (AMA) Expert Committee on the assessment, prevention and treatment of child and adolescent obesity. The recommendations include screening laboratory tests in different clinical scenarios. The article...
- Mid-term Body Mass Index increase among obese and non-obese individuals in middle life and deprivation status: A cohort study. Lyratzopoulos, Georgios; McElduff, Patrick; Heller, Richard F.; Hanily, Margaret; Lewis, Philip S. // BMC Public Health;2005, Vol. 5, p32
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- Assessment of obesity management in medical examination. Treyzon, Leo // Nutrition Journal;2005, Vol. 4, p10
Obesity is a growing international health problem that has already reached epidemic proportions, particularly within the United States where a majority of the population is overweight or obese. Effective methods of treatment are needed, and should be taught to physicians by efficient means....
- HOW TO� screen and treat the obese. Taylor, Jennifer // GP: General Practitioner;9/29/2006, p47
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- Child screening does not reduce obesity levels. // GP: General Practitioner;5/4/2007, p16
The article presents information on a Great Britain study, which suggests that primary school children should not be routinely screened for obesity in the absence of treatment. Researchers found that there was little evidence to show that preventative approaches could reduce a child's obesity....
- Overweight, obesity, and colorectal cancer screening: Disparity between men and women. Moonseong Heo; Allison, David B.; Fontaine, Kevin R. // BMC Public Health;2004, Vol. 4, p53
Background: To estimate the association between body-mass index (BMI: kg/m�) and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among US adults aged = 50 years. Methods: Population-based data from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Adults (N = 84,284) aged = 50 years were classified by...
- USPSTF recommends obesity screening for all patients. // Geriatrics;Mar2004, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p16
Recommends obesity screening for all patients in the U.S. Risks and diseases associated with obesity; Counseling and behavioral interventions for obese patients; Options for prescription drug therapy and bariatric procedures for obese patients.
