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Topic: Childhood Obesity News - UC San Diego Researchers Step Up to Fight Childhood Obesity - UCSD Medical Center

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A key element in curbing this growing problem is a better understanding of how medical providers can help treat and manage pediatric obesity as part of their routine clinical care. In an effort to learn more about how physicians can help young people lose weight, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Children�s Primary Care Medical Group (CPCMG) in Chula Vista are targeting South Bay youth in a collaborative study called �Step Up, Size Down. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will incorporate doctor visits, health education counseling, education about good nutrition and physical activity, follow-up phone calls and parental involvement. PACE research is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of professionals with expertise in preventive medicine, health psychology, exercise sciences, behavioral medicine, nutrition, experimental psychology, computer sciences and engineering, media technology and graphic arts, health promotion, pediatrics, and family medicine. Read Childhood Obesity

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