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Individualized feedback during summer camp influences anthropometric changes in California's Central Valley overweight youth
Author(s) -
George Gretchen Lynn,
Schneider Constance,
Martin Anna,
Ginsburg David,
Kaiser Lucia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.36.6
Subject(s) - waist , overweight , medicine , anthropometry , percentile , body mass index , physical therapy , physical activity , demography , obesity , test (biology) , gerontology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , biology
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of individualized feedback on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight youth (body mass index for age >; 85 th percentile) within nutrition and physical activity themed camp. During summer 2012, 56 youth, 9–13 yrs, participated in a six week Healthy Lifestyle Fitness Camp (HLFC). The camp included 3 hours daily exercise and weekly nutrition lessons taught by UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program. A randomly selected subgroup (HLFC+, n=11) wore accelerometer watches, provided diet information, and received individualized feedback pre, post and two month after camp. A control group (n = 30) was followed without exposure to HLFC. Trained staff measured the youths’ weights, heights, and waist circumferences. Significant differences were observed pre‐post camp in waist circumference to height ratio (WCHtR) between HLFC (‐0.03) and control (‐0.01) (t‐test, p=0.01). Greater WCHtR change was observed at two month in HLFC+ (‐0.06) compared to other HLFC campers (‐0.04) (t‐test, p=0.03). Nutrition and physical activity themed camps with individualized feedback may play a role in longer term risk reduction in overweight youth.