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NCCOR Envision members help inform new recommendations on managing children’s weight

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), part of the Department of Health in the United Kingdom, recently issued new guidance on managing overweight and obesity in children through lifestyle weight management services.

The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) Envision members Tim Marsh and Martin Brown, in collaboration with additional researchers, helped inform this guidance by conducting economic modeling to determine the level at which these interventions would be cost effective and add to the quality of life and health of children.

The guidance provides recommendations for good practice, based on the best available evidence of effectiveness and cost effectiveness. A report that describes the methods and findings of the economic modeling is available here.

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