Last week, I met with the G. family in the Optimal Weight forLife (OWL) clinic at my hospital. One of the parents was overweight,and the other was obese. The five children were more severelyobese and had numerous weight-related complications —one had evidence of fatty liver, one had high blood pressure,two had gastroesophageal reflux, two had orthopedic problems,three had marked insulin resistance, four had dyslipidemia,and all had emotional problems related to their weight.
Sadly, this family might be a microcosm of 21st-century America:if we don't take steps to reverse course, the children of . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Dr. Ludwig is director of the Optimal Weight for Life Program in the Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston, and an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School — both in Boston.
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