Treating childhood obesity: A family affair

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

With nearly one-third of American children being overweight or obese, doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments. In many weight management programs, the dropout rate can be as high as 73 percent, and even in successful programs, the benefits are usually short term.

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