Medical publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., US, has announced that the journal Obesity and Weight Management is changing its mission and will become the premier journal and central forum on childhood and adolescent obesity, as part of the imperative to achieve swift and effective means to stem this epidemic. The newly titled journal, Childhood Obesity, will make its debut in June 2010.
Childhood Obesity will have a very broad mandate and will provide physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators, school nurses, health counselors, and policymakers with effective prevention and management strategies, patient education and motivation tools, and research advances in the field.
Each issue will deliver action-oriented content including original peer-reviewed articles; provocative editorials and perspectives from opinion leaders; interviews with thought leaders; roundtable discussions; new weight management initiatives; safety and efficacy of treatment regimens; case reports; prevention and education; Q & A; childhood obesity program profiles; new nonprofit and government initiatives and programmes; patient motivation tools and handouts; Literature Watch; Web Watch; book reviews; and other actionable news and developments.
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