Support family, quality of life and play when treating obesity in children and adolescents – new RCSI research

Future clinical guidelines for treating obesity in children and teenagers should reflect contemporary research addressing quality of life, behaviour change and family-oriented treatments that support nutrition and play.

That’s according to a new study led by RSCI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, which highlights the need for clinical guidelines to incorporate new evidence about treatments – such as exercise therapy, sleep therapy, medications and surgery – and ways to address family poverty, deprivation, access to healthy food and safe places to play.