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What approach should be taken with children's weight loss?

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What approach should be taken with children's weight loss?

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If you have an overweight child, it's important to address the issue openly, in a sensitive, supportive way. Pediatrician and childhood obesity specialist Joanna Dolgoff, MD, explains why it's important to emphasize health and nutrition, not looks.

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