Parent training can help kids to slim down
By Joene Hendry
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A weight loss intervention directed at parents of overweight children may be as effective as interventions directed at both parents and children, study findings suggest.
Over 10 months, children younger than 11 years fared better in the parent-only program, while older children lost more weight through the family-based program, report Dr. David M. Janicke, of the University of Florida in Gainesville, and colleagues.
“Parents exert an enormous influence on their children,” Janicke told Reuters Health. Providing a means for parents to help children adopt healthier lifestyles “is critical to helping improve health and weight status in children,” he said.
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on Dec 19th, 2008 and is filed under Children & Weight Loss.
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