Treatment of childhood obesity

The prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.

The effectiveness of interventions used in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity published in a recent issue of Effective Heath Care is reviewed.

Treatment and prevention of childhood obesity.

Obesity is defined as accumulation of excess fat in body associated with adverse health outcomes [1]. Although consensus is lacking, a body fat content of more than 20-25% in boys and 25-32% in girls are associated with morbidity [2,3]. Socioeconomic advancements leading to nutritional transition from a traditional diet to a high fat, refined carbohydrate containing diet accompanied by sedentar...

The Malaysian Childhood Obesity Treatment Trial (MASCOT).

INTRODUCTION The present study describes a randomised controlled trial (RCT) based on a novel, generalisable intervention for childhood obesity, comparing the intervention with a no-treatment control group. METHOD The Malaysian Childhood Obesity Treatment Trial (MASCOT) was a single-blind RCT of a dietetic treatment for childhood obesity in children of primary school age (7 to 11 years old) i...

Motivational Interviewing in Childhood Obesity Treatment

Obesity is one of today's most diffused and severe public health problems worldwide. It affects both adults and children with critical physical, social, and psychological consequences. The aim of this review is to appraise the studies that investigated the effects of motivational interviewing techniques in treating overweight and obese children. The electronic databases PubMed and PsychINFO wer...

prevention of childhood obesity