Family-based behavioural intervention for obese children.

摘要: The family environment can contribute to the development of obesity. Parenting styles may influence food preferences and ability a child regulate intake. Parents other members arrange common, shared that be conducive overeating or sedentary lifestyle. Family serve as models, reinforce support acquisition maintenance eating exercise behaviours. Family-based interventions are needed modify these variables in treating obese children. We have made significant progress developing target 8-12 year-old children, completing four 10-year follow-up studies provide for two factors useful childhood obesity treatment. First, our research suggests direct involvement at least one parent an active participant weight loss process improves short- long-term regulation. Second, increasing activity is important control. Correlational analyses on database suggest friend behaviour change related outcome. treatment provides both children their parents, but benefit more from than parents. These positive results encouraging basis optimism further interventions, based newer processes changes,