Childhood Obesity at the Crossroads of Science and Social Justice

David S Ludwig; Jens J Holst

doi:10.1001/jama.2023.7592

Childhood Obesity at the Crossroads of Science and Social Justice

JAMA. 2023 Jun 13;329(22):1909-1910. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.7592.

Authors

David S Ludwig^{1

2}, Jens J Holst³

Affiliations

¹ New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

PMID: 37126323
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.7592

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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint considers the best approaches for treating obesity in youth and argues that better funding is needed for new dietary treatments and reimbursement for behavioral interventions.

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Pediatric Obesity* / epidemiology
Pediatric Obesity* / prevention & control
Social Justice