Effect of a multi-disciplinary program on anthropometric and biochemical parameters in obese and overweight elementary school girls: A randomized clinical trial.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
; 32(8): 1982-1989, 2022 08.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Obesity and overweight in children are associated with an increased risk of several health issues. The present study aimed to assess the effects of a multi-disciplinary program (including nutrition education using a smartphone game, physical activity, and cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]) on the management of obesity and overweight in elementary school girls. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Sixty-two school girls above the 85th percentile of body mass index (BMI) for age were randomly assigned to two groups. During 10 weeks of study, the intervention group received a multi-disciplinary intervention, including nutrition education using a smartphone game, aerobic exercise, and CBT. The control group received usual traditional nutritional education. Biochemical and metabolic factors were assessed, including fasting blood sugar (FBS), lipid profile, serum leptin, and anthropometric measurements. The Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) and metabolic equivalent test (MET) were also conducted. The intervention group showed more promising results in weight loss, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), and FBS compared to the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, MET and DEBQ scores in all three sections of emotions, stimuli, and restriction were better in the intervention group than in the control group (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between groups regarding the results of serum leptin and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR; p > 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
The results indicated that education through smartphone games could possibly affect performance in real life. In addition, the multi-disciplinary approach to childhood obesity might have better performance in most areas than the single-intervention approach in obesity management.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sobrepeso
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Obesidad Infantil
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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METABOLISMO
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article