What’s the best way for children to lose weight? Here’s what the research says

Medical X-Press – Emma Mead, Karen Rees, Lena Al-Khudairy And Louisa Ells

“An increasing number of children and adolescents across the world are too heavy for their age, height and sex. Fortunately, new evidence reveals that there are proven, effective ways to tackle overweight and obesity in the young. Two reviews, published today, show that combinations of diet, exercise and behavioural change produce small but important reductions in measures of body mass in school-aged children and adolescents.”(more)