Building Healthy Families: Outcomes of an Adapted Family Healthy Weight Program Among Children in a Rural Mid-Western Community

Conclusions: Overall, this study demonstrated that an evidence-based FHWP can result in statistically meaningful declines in BMI z-score and accompanied clinically meaningful changes in health risk. Participants lost ∼4% of their body mass in 12 weeks, while their parents/guardians lost closer to 7% of their body mass, which supports previous literature suggesting body mass changes influence health.PMID:38569168 | DOI:10.1089/chi.2023.0142

Source: Childhood Obesity - April 3, 2024 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Bryce M Abbey Kate A Heelan R Todd Bartee Kaiti George Nancy L Foster Paul A Estabrooks Jennie L Hill Source Type: research