Obesity (Paediatric)

Management of overweight and obesity in children.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

PaediatricsEndocrinologyNutrition

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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG246]: Overweight and obesity management

NICE Quality Standard [QS94]: Obesity in children and young people: prevention and lifestyle weight management programmes

SIGN Guideline No 115: Management of Obesity

ECOG (European Childhood Obesity Group) Consensus Statement

European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel Statement: Paediatric Familial Hypercholesterolaemia and Obesity

ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Nutritional management in children and adolescents with diabetes