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ANNOUNCER: When it comes to dieting, doctors offer similar advice for children as they do for adults.
SAMUEL KLEIN, MD: The dietary approach for anyone who is obese is really reducing calorie intake compared to energy expenditure, and doing it in a way where you eat healthy foods that provide you with all the nutrients that you need, but also foods that will increase your ability to adhere to that diet, as well. And the principles in an adult should not be too much different than the principles in a child, except the child cannot tolerate as well severe calorie restriction.
ANNOUNCER: Despite the prevalence of obesity among children, the solution is remarkably simple: cut calories and increase exercise.
If more families could devise strategies to accomplish those two goals, many more young people could look forward to healthy lives as adults.
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