Treating Adolescent Obesity
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of School Health
- Vol. 51 (10) , 663-666
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.1981.tb02118.x
Abstract
A weight control program for junior high school students was developed to change eating, exercise and habit patterns. The course included dietary management, physical activity and behavior modification techniques. Classes were structured to emphasize peer group involvement and daily practical application. The curriculum was compiled in a book for educational personnel. The program was tested as a pilot project with a selected group of eighth grade obese adolescent girls and a comparison group. Immediately after the course, the subjects' percent of overweight had decreased; at a subsequent eight-month follow-up, additional losses were noted. The percent of overweight of the girls in the comparison group remained relatively unchanged. While the program was successful with this particular group of students, several key questions, requiring further study, were defined.Keywords
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