Management of Obesity in Adolescence

Rees, Jane M.

doi:10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30516-8

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“…Previous reports showed the predictive value of obesity and/or BMI in children for being overweight in adulthood 6,8,19–21 . Thus, the management of obesity in children should not be delayed until adulthood because it is more difficult for adults to achieve long‐lasting weight reduction 22 . From the viewpoint of preventive medicine, it is important to identify risk factors for the development of obesity early in life.…”

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Association between birthweight and body mass index at 3 years of age

Tanaka

Matsuzaki

Kuromaru

et al. 2001

Pediatrics International

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Association between birthweight and body mass index at 3 years of age

Tanaka

Matsuzaki

Kuromaru

et al. 2001

Pediatrics International

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“…Successful childhood obesity interventions aim to regulate body fat and weight, while allowing for further growth [8] in ways that promote the persistence of healthful behaviors throughout the developmental years [9]. The goal is typically not weight loss but rather to achieve increases in height while slowing weight gain.…”

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Wildcat wellness coaching feasibility trial: protocol for home-based health behavior mentoring in girls

Cull

Rosenkranz

Dzewaltowski

et al. 2016

Pilot Feasibility Stud

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BackgroundChildhood obesity is a major public health problem, with one third of America’s children classified as either overweight or obese. Obesity prevention and health promotion programs using components such as wellness coaching and home-based interventions have shown promise, but there is a lack of published research evaluating the impact of a combined home-based and wellness coaching intervention for obesity prevention and health promotion in young girls. The main objective of this study is to test the feasibility of such an intervention on metrics related to recruitment, intervention delivery, and health-related outcome assessments. The secondary outcome is to evaluate the possibility of change in health-related psychosocial, behavioral, and biomedical outcomes in our sample of participants.Methods/designForty girls who are overweight or obese (aged 8–13 years) will be recruited from a Midwestern college town. Participants will be recruited through posted flyers, newspaper advertisements, email, and social media. The volunteer convenience sample of girls will be randomized to one of two home-based wellness coaching interventions: a general health education condition or a healthy eating physical activity skills condition. Trained female wellness coaches will conduct weekly hour-long home visits for 12 consecutive weeks. Assessments will occur at baseline, post-intervention (3 months after baseline), and follow-up (6 months after baseline) and will include height, weight, waist circumference, body composition, pulmonary function, blood pressure, systemic inflammation, physical activity (Actical accelerometer), and self-reported survey measures (relevant to fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, and quality of life).DiscussionThis study will evaluate the feasibility of home-based wellness coaching interventions for overweight and obese girls and secondarily assess the preliminary impact on health-related psychosocial, behavioral, and biomedical outcomes. Results will provide information regarding the feasibility of this new model for use in girls as an approach to reduce the burden of overweight and obesity toward the prevention of chronic disease.Trial registration NCT01845480 Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40814-016-0066-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Body mass index (BMI) is simple anthropometric measure and has been a valuable tool for monitoring trends in obesity. [13][14][15][16][17][18] The aim of th is study is to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity among young school children of 6-10 years in two big cit ies of Qassim, Saudi Arab ia. We purposefully selected the capital city wh ich constitutes 50 % of Qassim's population.…”

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Progressive Changes in Overweight and Obesity during the Early Years of Schooling among Children in a Central Region of Saudi Arabia

Al‐Mohaimeed¹,

Ismail²,

Dandash³

et al. 2012

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Ch ildhood overweight and obesity have become a global public health problem. This study aims to determine the prevalence of these health conditions in children studying in government schools in the two cities of Buraidah and Unaizah of the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. The key question that we examined was whether the children enter the school as overweight or become overweight after entering the school. Using a cross-sectional, observational study design, a random sample of 874 school children between 6-to 10 years was enrolled in 2010/ 2011. A structured questionnaire was used for collecting data. Weight and height were measured, and the body mass index (BMI) was categorized. Based on the World Health Organizat ion (WHO) definit ion, the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity was 12.8% and 10.1%, respectively. Girls had a higher prevalence of overweight (18.4%) and obesity (15.6%) than boys. Overweight tendency increased dramat ically fro m 7.6% in Grade 1 to 19% in Grade 4. Similarly, obesity also increased progressively after entering the school. Our study suggests that overweight and obesity are mostly acquired after entering the school. Public health program are, therefore, required to promote a healthy lifestyle fro m the early years of schooling.

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Management of Obesity in Adolescence

Cited by 14 publications

References 67 publications

Association between birthweight and body mass index at 3 years of age

Association between birthweight and body mass index at 3 years of age

Wildcat wellness coaching feasibility trial: protocol for home-based health behavior mentoring in girls

Progressive Changes in Overweight and Obesity during the Early Years of Schooling among Children in a Central Region of Saudi Arabia

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