Intervention for childhood obesity based on parents only or parents and child compared with follow‐up alone

Yackobovitch‐Gavan, M.; Wolf Linhard, D.; Nagelberg, N.; Poraz, I.; Shalitin, S.; Phillip, M.; Meyerovitch, J.

doi:10.1111/ijpo.12263

Intervention for childhood obesity based on parents only or parents and child compared with follow‐up alone

Summary Objectives The study aims to assess the effects of family‐based interventions targeted to parents only or to parents‐and‐child for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity. Method An open‐label randomized study was conducted in 247 children (166 girls, 5–11 years) with body mass …