PERSPECTIVE
Obesity
Perspectives on the development of an international consensus on childhood obesity
1 Leeds University, UK
2 Meyer Children’s Hospital, Israel
3 Schneider Children’s Hospital, USA
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Prof. M Rudolf
Community Paediatrics, Belmont House, 3–5 Belmont Grove, Leeds LS17 8DR, UK; mary.rudolf@leedsth.nhs.uk
A discussion of the recent International Consensus Statement
Keywords: consensus; obesity; screening
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In March 2005 an important document was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.1 It resulted f rom a meeting held at the Dead Sea in Israel 12 months previously where experts were invited to contribute to the development of a consensus on the widespread crisis in childhood obesity. The group consisted of 65 physicians and other health professionals representing nine countries on four continents. Their aim was to explore the available evidence on childhood obesity and develop a consensus as to the way forward.
The process was rigorous. In the months prior to meeting, participants were assigned to groups addressing prevalence, causes, risks, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or psychology. Each group communicated electronically, selected key issues for their area, searched the literature, and developed a draft document. So, before they had even met, each group had drawn together their views based on the evidence available. Over
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