ArticleBioMed research international2017
Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention to Treat Overweight/Obese Children and Adolescents.
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- Improved Diet Quality and Nutrient Adequacy in Children and Adolescents with Abdominal Obesity after a Lifestyle Intervention.Nutrients · 2018Trial
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- Impact of One-Year Dietary Education on Change in Selected Anthropometric and Biochemical Parameters in Children with Excess Body Weight.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of a Mixed Exercise Program on Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: A Pilot, Uncontrolled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The association and mediation role of Food and Nutrition Literacy (FNLIT) with eating behaviors, academic achievement and overweight in 10-12 years old students: a structural equation modeling.Nutrition journal · 2022Article
- Familial dietary intervention in children with excess body weight and its impact on eating habits, anthropometric and biochemical parameters.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- A Multicomponent Intervention Program With Overweight and Obese Adolescents Improves Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness, but Not Insulin Biomarkers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- The Relationship between Obesity and Physical Activity of Children in the Spotlight of Their Parents' Excessive Body Weight.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Are the Italian Children Exposed to Advertisements of Nutritionally Appropriate Foods?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The clinical application of metformin in children and adolescents: A short update.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention to treat overweight/obese children and adolescents. The main outcome was cardiometabolic risk based on the waist-to-height ratio (WHTR) measurement. Secondary outcomes were (1) changes in body composition; (2) adherence to a Mediterranean diet; and (3) physical performance.
methodThe study involved 74 overweight/obese children or adolescents. The intervention was multidisciplinary including nutrition, exercise, and psychological aspects based on a family-based approach; it was delivered for six months for children and three months for adolescents. Before and after the intervention, several anthropometric measures (height, body weight, body mass index or BMI, waist circumference, and body composition), cardiometabolic risk index (waist-to-height ratio or WHTR), and nutrition habits of the participants and their families were evaluated. In addition, a set of functional motor fitness tests was performed to evaluate physical performance measures.
resultsAfter the intervention both children and adolescents showed a significant reduction in body weight, BMI, waist circumference, fat mass, and WHTR index and an improvement of fat-free mass, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and physical fitness performance.
conclusionA family-based multidisciplinary approach is effective in the short term in ameliorating the health status, the nutrition habits, and physical performance in children and adolescents.
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