The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that children and adolescents with a high body mass index (BMI) be referred to intensive behavioral interventions -- and not weight-loss ...

Young people with obesity should receive intensive behavioral counseling, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of various types of weight ...

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians refer children aged 6 years or older with a high body mass index (BMI) to comprehensive intensive behavioral interventions.

A national advisory organization has come down on the side of behavioral interventions, not obesity medications, to help children 6 and older with high BMI improve their health, wading into the debate ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends intensive behavioral interventions for children and teenagers with a high body mass index (BMI). This recommendation forms the basis of a ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that kids 6 years and older with a high body mass index receive intensive behavioral interventions; Amazon’s pharmacy unit is expanding eligibility for ...

Medicaid/CHIP surveillance demonstrated an 11.4% relative rise in pediatric diabetes prevalence, including a 24.3% increase in type 2 diabetes, with disparities by geography, sex, and region.

Current obesity management guidelines recommend a ≥6-month course of behavioral treatment (BT) that includes a reduced-calorie diet, increased physical activity and behavioral strategies to facilitate ...

Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that practitioners use to determine whether a person has obesity. New draft guidelines released ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - June 19, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Compassion Behavioral Health has published a new educational ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has drafted recommendations for behavioral treatment for children and adolescents with high body mass index. The drafted recommendations would provide or refer ...