title: Committed to kids: an integrated, 4-level team approach to weight management in adolescents.
abstract: The integrated, 4-level approach of Committed to Kids is successful because of several factors: The sessions are designed to entertain the adolescents and promote initial success; The program features parent-training methods in short, interactive, educational sessions; In severely obese adolescents, the diet intervention results in noticeable weight loss that motivates the patient to continue; also, the improved exercise tolerance resulting from the weight loss promotes increased physical activity; and The program team provides consistent feedback-patients and their families receive results and updates every 3 months. Most importantly, the program is conducted in groups of families. The adolescent group dynamics and peer modeling are primary components of the successful management of obesity in youth.
authors.affiliation: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Laboratory, Louisiana State University, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge 70808, USA.
authors.forename: Melinda S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sothern
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: T Kristian
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: von Almen
authors.forename: Lauren Keely
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Carlisle
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Udall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education*; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation