Weight/Obesity - Pediatric/Paediatric: Prevention
Nutrition Care Process (Toolkits)
Last Updated: 2021-03-16
Target Group: All children(0-12 yr.), Youth(13-17 yr.)
Goals
Goals for an individual with obesity/overweight should be determined in conjunction with the client and should be specific to the individual. Goals that are set should be time-sensitive, easily measured and achievable by nutrition intervention. Both short-term and long-term goals may be set. Examples of short- and long-term goals include:
- to achieve and maintain permanent lifestyle changes that result in the prevention of excessive weight gain and the promotion of healthy growth.
- In children