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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
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Treatment of childhood obesity in obese families

Dan Nemet1, Neomi Barzilay-Teeni, Alon Eliakim

  • 1Child Health & Sports Center, Department of Pediatrics, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel. dnemet@gmail.com

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM
|July 29, 2008
PubMed

Insights

Intensive family-based interventions can help obese children from obese families lose weight and improve fitness. This approach is crucial for managing childhood obesity in families with shared weight challenges.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Parental obesity negatively impacts the success of standard childhood obesity programs.
  • Family-based interventions are essential for obese children from obese families.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess an intense 3-month family-based intervention for obese children from obese families.
  • Compared intervention group with a control group receiving no intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized controlled trial with 22 obese children (BMI >95th percentile) from obese families (parental BMI >27 kg/m2).
  • Intervention included dietary, behavioral, and physical activity components.
  • Measurements included anthropometrics, body composition, habits, and fitness before and after 3 months.

Main Results:

  • Intervention group showed significant weight loss (-0.2 kg vs 1.7 kg) and BMI percentile reduction (-1.4% vs -0.1%).
  • Reduced screen time significantly in the intervention group (-2.2 h/day vs 0.1 h/day).
  • Improved fitness levels, indicated by increased endurance time (181s vs 26s), in the intervention group.

Conclusions:

  • Obese children from obese families present unique treatment challenges.
  • Family-oriented, multidisciplinary weight management interventions are recommended for this population.
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