From Bench to Bedside: Understanding Stress-Obesity Research Within the Context of Translation to Improve Pediatric Behavioral Weight Management.
A growing body of literature suggests that stress, including chronic stress and acute physiologic stress reactivity, is one contributor to the development and maintenance of obesity in youth. Little has been done to apply the literature on stress and obesity risk to inform the development of pediatric behavioral weight control (BWC) interventions. The aims of this review are to (1) discuss research linking stress and pediatric obesity, (2) provide examples of the implications of the stress-obesity research for pediatric BWC development, and (3) propose that a mindfulness-based approach may be useful in targeting stress reduction within pediatric BWC.
Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, 600 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH 44242, USA. Electronic address: asato2@kent.edu.
Amy F
AF
Sato
Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, 600 Hilltop Drive, Kent, OH 44242, USA.
Amy J
AJ
Fahrenkamp
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000639:trends; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss
Adolescents; Mindfulness; Obesity; Stress; Translational research; Weight management