Assessing the feasibility of parent participation in a commercial weight loss program to improve child body mass index and weight-related health behaviors.
MinKyoung SongChristopher S LeeKaren S LyonsSydnee StoylesKerri M Winters-StonePublished in: SAGE open medicine (2018)
Our findings support the viability of a larger-scale follow-up to assess the potential of using parent-only commercial weight loss program as a mechanism for improving health behaviors and body mass index in children with overweight or obesity.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- body mass index
- roux en y gastric bypass
- weight gain
- mental health
- gastric bypass
- public health
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- health information
- glycemic control
- human health
- obese patients
- young adults
- health promotion
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- metabolic syndrome
- climate change
- drug induced
- high fat diet induced