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Obesity management via diet and exercise intervention
Author(s) -
HILLS ANDREW P.,
PARKER ANTHONY W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1988.tb00592.x
Subject(s) - obesity , intervention (counseling) , management of obesity , medicine , weight management , gerontology , physical therapy , weight loss , nursing
Summary To assess the effects of exercise and diet on obese prepubertal children, a group of subjects embarked upon a 16‐week exercise programme designed to improve body composition parameters and physical fitness. This was complemented by dietary counselling and nutrition education. Subjects comprising the experimental group ( n = 10) on average lost body weight, reduced the sum of four skinfold measures ( P < 0· 001) and in addition, noticed a reduction in body circumference measures whilst preserving or increasing lean body mass. In contrast, there was an increase in all measures for the control group ( n = 10). The present study highlights the effectiveness of an exercise programme initiated as a function of an obesity clinic in association with a home programme. An interrelated approach to weight control in obese children should include exercise, diet and behaviour modification with appropriate guidance and follow‐up.