Testing a multicomponent lifestyle intervention for combatting childhood obesity

Lifestyle Triple P: a parenting intervention for childhood obesity

BACKGROUND Reversing the obesity epidemic requires the development and evaluation of childhood obesity intervention programs. Lifestyle Triple P is a parent-focused group program that addresses three topics: nutrition, physical activity, and positive parenting. Australian research has established the efficacy of Lifestyle Triple P, which aims to prevent excessive weight gain in overweight and o...

Childhood Obesity Intervention Strategies :

With childhood obesity on the rise, schools are seeing the impact obesity has on academic progress and socialization of students. Overweight boys and girls were found to be the target of 2 bullying, negative rumors, verbal attacks, withdrawal of relationships, and loss in friendships. It was also reported that some overweight boys and girls also perpetrated physical acts of violence and bullyin...

Obesity in pregnancy: Epidemiology and development of a lifestyle intervention

A primary care-based, multicomponent lifestyle intervention for overweight adolescent females.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Most clinic-based weight control treatments for youth have been designed for preadolescent children by using family-based care. However, as adolescents become more autonomous and less motivated by parental influence, this strategy may be less appropriate. This study evaluated a primary care-based, multicomponent lifestyle intervention specifically tailored for overweigh...

Childhood obesity: contributing factors, consequences and intervention.

Childhood obesity has been growing at an alarming rate and is the most common nutritional problem among children in developed as well as in developing countries. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine and psychosocial morbidities. This unhealthy trend will progress to adulthood and is expected to lead to huge...