Committed to Kids: An Integrated, 4-Level Team Approach to Weight Management in Adolescents
The integrated, 4-level approach of Committed to Kids is successful because of several factors: The sessions are designed to entertain the adolescents and promote initial success; The program features parent-training methods in short, interactive, educational sessions; In severely obese adolescents,...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2002-03, Vol.102 (3), p.S81-S85 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The integrated, 4-level approach of Committed to Kids is successful because of several factors: The sessions are designed to entertain the adolescents and promote initial success; The program features parent-training methods in short, interactive, educational sessions; In severely obese adolescents, the diet intervention results in noticeable weight loss that motivates the patient to continue; also, the improved exercise tolerance resulting from the weight loss promotes increased physical activity; and The program team provides consistent feedback-patients and their families receive results and updates every 3 months. Most importantly, the program is conducted in groups of families. The adolescent group dynamics and peer modeling are primary components of the successful management of obesity in youth. |
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ISSN: | 0002-8223 2212-2672 1878-3570 2212-2680 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0002-8223(02)90429-3 |