title: Recent advances in the treatment of childhood obesity.
abstract: The multidisciplinary, four-phase approach, which includes PSMF, BEM, and MPE is successful in treating mild, moderate, and severe degrees of childhood and adolescent obesity. The MPE program is appropriate for use with PSMF and BEM due to its progressive nature, variety of options, and moderate intensity level. In addition, the MPE program is of sufficient intensity, duration, and frequency to promote a significant increase in estimated aerobic capacity (VO2max) and to promote the maintenance of lean body mass and resting energy expenditure. The short-term intervention of PSMF, BEM, and MPE also results in an improvement in body composition, lipid profiles, and IGF-1 and T3 levels. The 1200-calorie balanced diet, MPE, and BEM also provide a successful method of weight maintenance in children and adolescents, as indicated by further improvement in body composition at the 26-week measure. Additional studies are needed to assess the contribution of exercise to the maintenance of lean body mass and resting energy expenditure in obese children and adolescents. In addition, it will be important to assess long-term weight maintenance in obese adolescents who effectively lose weight in this multidisciplinary program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Children's Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2822.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Suskind
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sothern
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: von Almen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carlisle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loftin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fuchs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001823:Body Composition; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000523:psychology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013972:Thyrotropin; D002784:Cholesterol