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A family-centered lifestyle intervention to improve body composition and bone mass in overweight and obese children 6 through 8 years: a randomized controlled trial study protocol

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Title
A family-centered lifestyle intervention to improve body composition and bone mass in overweight and obese children 6 through 8 years: a randomized controlled trial study protocol
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BMC Public Health, April 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-383
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Tamara R Cohen, Tom J Hazell, Catherine A Vanstone, Hugues Plourde, Celia J Rodd, Hope A Weiler

Abstract

Childhood obesity gives rise to health complications including impaired musculoskeletal development that associates with increased risk of fractures. Prevention and treatment programs should focus on nutrition education, increasing physical activity (PA), reducing sedentary behaviours, and should monitor bone mass as a component of body composition. To ensure lifestyle changes are sustained in the home environment, programs need to be family-centered. To date, no study has reported on a family-centered lifestyle intervention for obese children that aims to not only ameliorate adiposity, but also support increases in bone and lean muscle mass. Furthermore, it is unknown if programs of such nature can also favorably change eating and activity behaviors. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of a 1 y family-centered lifestyle intervention, focused on both nutrient dense foods including increased intakes of milk and alternatives, plus total and weight-bearing PA, on body composition and bone mass in overweight or obese children.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Ireland 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 221 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 37 16%
Student > Bachelor 32 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 8%
Researcher 16 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 16 7%
Other 39 17%
Unknown 66 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 46 20%
Nursing and Health Professions 36 16%
Social Sciences 16 7%
Sports and Recreations 15 7%
Psychology 15 7%
Other 22 10%
Unknown 75 33%
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Attention Score in Context

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#15,270,698
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#11,280
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#120,486
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