Adapting family-based treatment for paediatric obesity: A randomized controlled pilot trial.

Katharine L LoebDaniel Le GrangeAngela Celio DoyleRoss D CrosbyCatherine GlunzDanielle Laraque-ArenaThomas HildebrandtTerri BacowNita VangeepuramAllison Gault

Published in: European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association (2019)

FBT-PO, while not seeming to yield a marked decrease in body mass index z-score, may arrest an otherwise-occurring weight-gain trajectory for these adolescents. This efficacy finding is consistent with the overall PO literature supporting parental involvement in the treatment of PO. Future research efforts should address retention in FBT-PO.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
physical activity
birth weight
young adults
type diabetes
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
systematic review
emergency department
intensive care unit
insulin resistance
visible light
cell cycle
current status