Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2013
Effect of a prescriptive dietary intervention on psychological dimensions of eating behavior in obese adolescents.
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- Treatment of obesity, with a dietary component, and eating disorder risk in children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
- Treatment of adolescent obesity.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2018Pooled it
- Parental Concerns About Child Disordered Eating Among Youth With High Weights Participating in a Motivational Interviewing-Based Behavioral Intervention.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2026Trial
- Changes in Eating Behaviors of Children with Obesity in Response to Carbohydrate-Modified and Portion-Controlled Diets.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2017Trial
- Can early weight loss, eating behaviors and socioeconomic factors predict successful weight loss at 12- and 24-months in adolescents with obesity and insulin resistance participating in a randomised controlled trial?The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2016Trial
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- Applying user-centered design to develop a culturally sensitive, low-calorie meal plan for enhancing dietary behavioral control in MASLD.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Applying User-Centered Design to Develop a Culturally Sensitive, Low-Calorie Meal Plan for Enhancing Dietary Behavioral Control in MASLD.Research square · 2025Article
- Effects of the Pythagorean Self Awareness Intervention on Childhood Emotional Eating and Psychological Wellbeing: a Pragmatic Trial.Journal of molecular biochemistry · 2020Article
- Clinical effectiveness of the massachusetts childhood obesity research demonstration initiative among low-income children.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2017Article
- Factors affecting fruit and vegetable school lunch waste in Wisconsin elementary schools participating in Farm to School programmes.Public health nutrition · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundOverweight adolescents are more likely to have dysfunctional eating behaviours compared to normal weight adolescents. Little is known about the effects of obesity treatment on the psychological dimensions of eating behavior in this population.
objectiveTo examine the effects of a prescriptive dietary intervention on external eating (eating in response to food cues, regardless of hunger and satiety), emotional eating and dietary restraint and their relation to weight loss. Parental acceptability was also examined.
methodThis is a secondary study of a 12-month randomized trial, the RESIST study, which examined the effects of two diets on insulin sensitivity. Participants were 109 obese 10- to 17-year-olds with clinical features of insulin resistance. The program commenced with a 3-month dietary intervention using a structured meal plan, with the addition of an exercise intervention in the next 3 months and followed by a 6 month maintenance period.This paper presents changes in eating behaviors measured by the Eating Pattern Inventory for Children and parent rated diet acceptability during the first 6 months of the trial. As there was no difference between the diets on outcome of interest, both diet groups were combined for analyses.
resultsAfter 6 months, the proportion of participants who reported consuming more in response to external eating cues decreased from 17% to 5% (P = 0.003), whereas non- emotional eating increased from 48% to 65% (p = 0.014). Dietary restraint and parental pressure to eat remained unchanged. A reduction in external eating (rho = 0.36, P < 0.001) and a reduction in dietary restraint (r = 0.26, P = 0.013) were associated with greater weight loss at 3 and 6 months, respectively. Overall this approach was well accepted by parents with 72% of parents considered that their child would be able to follow the meal plan for the longer term.
conclusionsIn the short to medium term, a prescriptive dietary intervention approach is a well-accepted and suitable option for obese adolescents with clinical features of insulin resistance. It may reduce external and emotional eating, led to modest weight loss and did not cause any adverse effect on dietary restraint.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registration Number (ACTRN) 12608000416392 https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=83071.
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