Parents as the exclusive agents of change in the treatment of childhood obesity
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Excessive weight in childhood is a serious public health
concern because of its costly health consequences and its increasing prevalence.
OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the efficacy of a family-based approach for the
treatment of childhood obesity, in which the parents served as the exclusive agents of
change, with that of the conventional approach, in which the children served as the agents of
change. DESIGN This study had a randomized, longitudinal prospective design and lasted 1 …
concern because of its costly health consequences and its increasing prevalence.
OBJECTIVE Our objective was to compare the efficacy of a family-based approach for the
treatment of childhood obesity, in which the parents served as the exclusive agents of
change, with that of the conventional approach, in which the children served as the agents of
change. DESIGN This study had a randomized, longitudinal prospective design and lasted 1 …
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