More children aged 8–17 trying to lose weight than a decade ago, including children of a healthy weight UniofOxford
Childhood obesity was first identified as a government priority in England in 2004, and in 2006 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published their first guidelines on the prevention and treatment of excess weight in children leading to a rise in the commissioning of child weight management interventions or programs.
The study adhered to the World Health Organization classifications of weight as defined by the BMI-Z score, used for children who are still growing, which considers height, weight, gender, and age. "Overall, we saw that the number of children reporting weight loss attempts is growing at a faster rate than the rise in excess weight."
Co-lead author Dr. Carmen Piernas of the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences says that they"found that children were more likely to attempt to lose weight if they were overweight or obese, female, from an ethnic minority group or living in a low-income household.
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