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Running head: Can MediCation CuRe obesity in ChildRen?

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Can Medication Cure obesity in Children? a Review of the literature luisa Mirano northwest-shoals Community College

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Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006). This paper follows the style guidelines in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. (2010). 5/10

Can MediCation CuRe obesity in ChildRen? abstract

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in recent years, policymakers and medical experts have expressed alarm about the growing problem of childhood obesity in the
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united states. While most agree that the issue deserves attention, consensus dissolves around how to respond to the problem. this literature review examines one approach to treating childhood obesity: medication. the paper compares the effectiveness for adolescents of the only two drugs approved by the Food and drug administration (Fda) for long-term treatment of obesity, sibutramine and orlistat. this examination of pharmacological treatments for obesity points out the limitations of medication and suggests the need for a comprehensive solution that combines medical, social, behavioral, and political approaches to this complex problem.

Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006).

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