Module Summary
Registered dietitian and associate professor of nutrition Dr Hilda Mulrooney offers advice on the challenges of managing overweight and obesity in children
Learning Objectives
- Understand the changing prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity
- Recognise the risk factors, including the contribution of genetics and environment
- Know how to assess for overweight and obesity in children
- Understand the physical and psychological implications
- How to raise the issue with parents, when to request investigations and which weight management services to refer to
- The limited role of pharmacological treatments and surgery
- How to support children and parents motivated to make lifestyle changes, and when to refer to paediatrics
Author
Dr Hilda Mulrooney is a registered dietitian and is Associate Professor in Nutrition at Kingston University London
Date module published
Apr 28, 2022
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