Child Obesity Medical Neglect

Childhood Obesity and Medical Neglect | Pediatrics | American …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/123/1/399/71947/Childhood-Obesity-and-Medical-Neglect

Tools. The incidence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically, including severe childhood obesity and obesity-related comorbid conditions. Cases of severe childhood obesity have prompted the following question: does childhood obesity …

Does Pediatric Obesity Indicate Child Neglect? | Journal of Ethics ...

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/does-pediatric-obesity-indicate-child-neglect/2010-04

Childhood obesity and medical neglect - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19117907/

The incidence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically, including severe childhood obesity and obesity-related comorbid conditions. Cases of severe childhood …

Neglect: failure to thrive and obesity - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25242707/

Medical neglect should be considered in failure to thrive and obesity when there is a serious risk of harm from identified medical complications, additional or worsening …

Obesity as Medical Neglect: Should Doctors Report?

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/obesity-medical-neglect-should-doctors-report/2003-08

Children as young as 4 are known to be affected. 3 Obesity can affect neuro-cognitive and behavioral function by causing pseudo-tumor cerebri …

Is Extreme Childhood Obesity 'Nutritional Neglect'? - Psychology …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gravity-weight/201609/is-extreme-childhood-obesity-nutritional-neglect

There is a long history of children being removed when they have been severely malnourished; more recently some extremely obese children have been …

Is childhood obesity a symptom of neglect? | TIME.com

https://healthland.time.com/2010/07/16/is-childhood-obesity-a-symptom-of-neglect/

In order to best protect children from abuse and promote sound physical and mental health, the authors argue for additional research into childhood obesity and …

Childhood Obesity and Medical Neglect | Request PDF

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23715109_Childhood_Obesity_and_Medical_Neglect

Parents of obese children are inadvertently categorized by at least one of three situations: they have failed to seek treatment for their child's obesity-related …

Medical Neglect of a Child | LegalMatch

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Medical neglect is defined as a parent’s failure to provide adequate medical or dental care for their child, especially when it is needed to treat a serious physical injury or illness. In some cases, this can also …

Ignoring childhood obesity is a form of neglect - Dr. Pescatore

https://www.drpescatore.com/ignoring-childhood-obesity-is-a-form-of-neglect

When a parent allows their child to become obese, they’re doing them harm—in many ways, irreparably. That’s just a cold, hard fact. After all, childhood …