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Winning the Battle Against Obesity – Digital Health Visions

The Medical Futurist

Obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it can affect bone health and reproduction, and it also increases the risk of certain cancers. He provides Kate with a free, evidence-based app called MealMate, designed to assist in maintaining a healthy diet. In 2022, 2.5 billion adults were overweight.

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Q&A: Prioritizing Early Intervention in Pediatric Obesity

Physician's Weekly

When a child has risk factors but has not developed the disease, we must continue to provide preventive care and support for the family and appropriately match intensity and dose of the intervention. There are also free materials available from the AAP that a clinician can download to help them with implementation.

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