For individuals younger than 18 years, definitions were based on International Obesity Task Force criteria. Almost half of ...

In children and adolescents, classifications followed the International Obesity Task Force criteria, which use age- and sex-specific reference curves to define obesity. Between 1990 and 2021 ...

For those younger than 18, we based definitions on the International Obesity Task Force criteria. This study was conducted by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 U.S. Obesity Forecasting ...

For those younger than 18, we based definitions on the International Obesity Task Force criteria. This study was conducted by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 U.S. Obesity Forecasting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Global obesity prevalence more than doubled from 1990 to 2021 among both adult men and women. The prevalence ...

as defined by the International Obesity Task Force criteria, who were receiving intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment (IHBLT) at the National Childhood Obesity Center in Stockholm.

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded. Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result ...

To track global trends, the researchers used body mass index (BMI) measurements for adults and International Obesity Task Force criteria for individuals younger than 18. Recently, international ...

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 ...

A panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends intensive behavioral interventions for kids ...