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Prevention of mildly overweight children from development of more overweight condition

Masao Yoshinaga1, Koji Sameshima, Koichiro Miyata

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Sakuragaoka 8-35-1, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan. m-yoshi@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp

Preventive Medicine
|January 13, 2004
PubMed

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A screening and treatment program effectively prevented mildly overweight children from becoming more obese. The intervention group showed significantly lower rates of worsening overweight indices compared to the control group.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Obesity Research
  • Public Health Interventions

Background:

  • Rising obesity rates in elementary school children, including mild cases.
  • Need to evaluate interventions for overweight children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if screening and treatment programs prevent overweight elementary school children from worsening their condition.

Main Methods:

  • 40 overweight children in screening and treatment programs (subjects).
  • 240 children in screening program only (controls).
  • Observation periods of 14 months (subjects) and 12 months (controls).

Main Results:

  • Subjects had significantly lower incidence of worsening overweight indices (5/40 vs 133/240).
  • Subjects significantly reduced mean percent relative body weight (%RBW).
  • Controls significantly worsened mean %RBW.

Conclusions:

  • The treatment program is crucial for preventing the progression of overweight conditions in mild cases.
  • Intervention demonstrates effectiveness in managing childhood obesity.
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