ABSTRACT
Despite a more than threefold increase in the rate of pediatric obesity during the past three decades, there is still a lack of evidence to support current pediatric weight management approaches [1-3]. Nevertheless, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises physicians that it is essential to monitor patients throughout their childhood and to counsel parents and caregivers to help prevent obesity in children [4]. As with other chronic conditions, the primary care clinician is responsible for providing patients and their families with information about risk.
