Alanna Levine, MD, FAAP, Pediatrician, describes the common problem of continuing excess weight gain in adolescents, and how physicians can use treatment of the whole family to address this issue.

References and Resources
Al-Kloub MI, Froelicher ES. Factors contributing to adolescent obesity. Saudi Med J. 2009 Jun;30(6):737-49.
Halliday TJ, Kwak S. Weight gain in adolescents and their peers. Econ Hum Biol. 2009 May 14. [Epub ahead of print]

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