Background While obesity has been shown to be difficult to treat in school aged children and
in adolescence, promising results have been detected for children who started treatment in …

BACKGROUND: A common policy response to the childhood obesity epidemic is to
recommend that primary care physicians screen for and offer counseling to the …

Objective Tested two family-based behavioral treatments for obesity in preschool children,
one meeting the Expert Committee guidelines for Stage 3 obesity intervention criteria …

Introduction Twenty-three percent of preschoolers are overweight/obese, which puts these
children at risk for the development of chronic health comorbidities. The purpose of this …

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the outcomes of a family-based
behavioral group treatment program with a group of urban, minority, low-income families …

Objective: To assess the effects and identify factors associated with success of a combined,
structured multidisciplinary weight management program in obese children and …

Background: Childhood obesity is highly prevalent, is associated with both short-and long-
term adverse outcomes, disproportionately affects racial/ethnic minority and economically …

Objectives: The objective of the review was to synthesize the effectiveness and strategies
used in family-based behavioral childhood obesity interventions in improving child weight …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a 2-year family-based intervention using frequent
contact and limited expert involvement was effective in reducing excessive weight compared …

The family and home environment is a highly influential psychosocial antecedent of
paediatric obesity. The purpose of this investigation was to systematically analyze family and …