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Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Treatment Through 20 Group Education Sessions Over 6 Months

Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Treatment Through 20 Group Education Sessions Over 6 Months Opinion EDITORIAL Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Treatment Through 20 Group Education Sessions Over 6 Months Does the Attendance of a Child Matter? Li Ming Wen, MD, MMed, PhD Without a doubt, overweight and obesity among children and grams attended a parent group through a mix of didactic teach- adolescents is a serious public health challenge in the world, ing, discussion, and activities. Children in the FBT program also with a prevalence of around 23% in developed countries and attended child group educational sessions, while children in 13% in developing countries the PBT group learned program material from their parents out- in 2013. In particular, about side of treatment sessions. Similar to parents in the FBT group, Related article page 622 one-third of American chil- parents in the PBT group were instructed to share program ma- dren are overweight or obese, and Australian children are not terials with their child and review program materials daily. far behind. This upward trend in the prevalence of over- The concept of a group-based treatment program offer- weight or obesity in children could well lead to many adverse ing 20 group education sections over 6 months has a number health consequences in later life http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Treatment Through 20 Group Education Sessions Over 6 Months

JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 171 (7) – Jul 30, 2017

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
2168-6203
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2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0658
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Abstract

Opinion EDITORIAL Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Treatment Through 20 Group Education Sessions Over 6 Months Does the Attendance of a Child Matter? Li Ming Wen, MD, MMed, PhD Without a doubt, overweight and obesity among children and grams attended a parent group through a mix of didactic teach- adolescents is a serious public health challenge in the world, ing, discussion, and activities. Children in the FBT program also with a prevalence of around 23% in developed countries and attended child group educational sessions, while children in 13% in developing countries the PBT group learned program material from their parents out- in 2013. In particular, about side of treatment sessions. Similar to parents in the FBT group, Related article page 622 one-third of American chil- parents in the PBT group were instructed to share program ma- dren are overweight or obese, and Australian children are not terials with their child and review program materials daily. far behind. This upward trend in the prevalence of over- The concept of a group-based treatment program offer- weight or obesity in children could well lead to many adverse ing 20 group education sections over 6 months has a number health consequences in later life

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JAMA PediatricsAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 30, 2017

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