Childhood obesity has emerged as an important public health problem in the United States
and other countries in the world. Currently 1 in 3 children in the United States is afflicted with …

Childhood obesity recommendations advise providers to use family-based care for the
treatment of youth and adolescent obesity. Family-based care, defined as the inclusion of a …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Few studies have tested the impact of motivational
interviewing (MI) delivered by primary care providers on pediatric obesity. This study tested …

The purpose of this study was to develop an adaptive behavioral treatment for African
American adolescents with obesity. In a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial …

The epidemic of childhood obesity is rising globally. Although the risk factors for obesity are
multifactorial, many are related to lifestyle and may be amenable to intervention. These …

Background: Pediatric weight management clinics experience significant dropout, and few
studies have investigated this problem. The objective of this study was to identify family and …

Paediatric obesity treatment experiences unacceptably high rates of attrition. Few studies
have explored parent and child perspectives on dropout. This study sought to capture child …

Pediatric obesity treatment programs report high attrition rates, but it is unknown if family
experience and satisfaction contributes. This review surveys the literature regarding …

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Pediatric obesity occurs most frequently in underserved communities where families have
difficulty accessing healthcare. Disproportionate obesity rates in rural children denote …