Pediatric Weight Management (PWM)
Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guideline
This American Dietetic Association pediatric weight management evidence-based nutrition practice guideline is meant to serve as a general framework for treating pediatric overweight through intervention with children, adolescents, and their families.
Organization of the Guideline
This guideline is designed so that you can access key information quickly and easily without having to wade through detail. If you want or need more detail on an item or topic, you will be provided with hyperlinks to more information
Contents of the Guideline
Below is an outline of the resources in this guide. Simply click on the heading to view materials and resources.
Introduction
Major Recommendations
Algorithms
Appendices
Background Information
References
Printing Guideline Materials
Each page of the guideline has several options for printing at the top right corner of the page. You may also print entire sections of the guideline under Print Reports (see tab at top of page to navigate to the Print Reports section).
Disclaimer
ADA Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines are intended as a general framework for the care of patients/clients with particular health problems and not for application to the treatment of all patients/clients in all circumstances. Complicating conditions such as severe illness or co-morbidity, for example, may require different treatments or considerations. The independent skill and judgment of the registered dietitian or referring health care provider must always determine treatment decisions. Protocols/guides for practices are provided with the express understanding that they do not establish or specify particular standards of care for legal, medical, or other purposes.
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