Tag: Overweight Kids
Motivational Interviewing Approach Does Not Reduce BMI in Children
Youth in an intervention arm showed greater relative increase in percent of the 95th percentile of BMI
Assisted Reproductive Technology Not Tied to Higher BMI in Childhood
However, children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer had higher BMI than after fresh embryo transfer
High BMI in Adolescence Linked to Early CKD in Young Adulthood
Similar results seen when cohort was limited to seemingly healthy teens, those free of diabetes and hypertension at end of follow-up
School-Based Water Promotion Intervention Can Cut Overweight
From baseline to 15 months, increases in overweight prevalence were significantly greater in control versus intervention schools
Plant-Based, Family Food Packages Aid BMI Change in Children
Findings for children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gestational Perfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure Tied to Slightly Higher Early Childhood BMI
Findings based on data from eight U.S. cohorts
Family-Based Intervention for Childhood Obesity Effective
Intervention can be implemented in primary care and improves weight outcomes for child, parents, and siblings
Boys With Overweight, Obesity Have Lower Testicular Volume
Postpubertal teens with insulin resistance have lower testicular volume than those without insulin resistance
Diabetes Risk Awareness Not Linked to Risk-Reducing Behavior in Youth
Risk perception linked to increased TV watching, not with nutrition or attempts at weight loss
Fat Mass of Mothers and Their Daughters Strongly Linked
Mother-son, father-son, and father-daughter associations for BMI and fat mass were weaker at all ages studied
