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• American Medical Association (AMA) - Public Health: Position on Obesity.

• Children and Adolescents Treatment - Specific recommendations and charts from "Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations".

• Children: Treatment Algorithm - A detailed screening and treatment algorithm that provides a succinct, pictorial approach to preventing and managing care for overweight children.  Developed as part of the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality and Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA. 

• Make Your Calories Count - General information and tools from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• Pediatric Recommendations (December  2007) (PDF, 64 KB) - The Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity.  The committee was convened by the American Medical Association (AMA) and co-funded in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Related documents: Full Report (PDF, 1.2 MB).

• Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity - General information from the Weight-control Information Network.

• Weight Loss Strategies - Research findings from the National Weight Control Registry.

• When to Use Drug Therapy in the Treatment of Obesity - A summary article from the American Family Physician.

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