title: Behavioral intervention in the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents: implications for Mexico.
abstract: Pediatric obesity is a worldwide health epidemic affecting both developed and developing countries. Mexico ranks second to the United States in rates of pediatric obesity. Obesity among youth has immediate and long-term consequences on physical and psychosocial development, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and health-related quality of life. Eventual amelioration of this epidemic will require change at the level of the family and community, along with policy initiatives to support healthier eating and activity habits. Evidence-based interventions for overweight/obese youth include family-based lifestyle programs that incorporate attention to diet quantity and quality, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and behavioral strategies to support change. While much of this research has been conducted in the United States, several recent studies suggest the efficacy of similar approaches for youth in Mexico.
authors.affiliation: E. Jelalian and E. Whitney Evans are with the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. elissa_jelalian@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Elissa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelalian
authors.affiliation: E. Jelalian and E. Whitney Evans are with the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: E Whitney
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D015897:Comorbidity; D004032:Diet; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015444:Exercise; D063427:Food Quality; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008800:Mexico; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
keywords: adolescents; behavioral intervention; diet; pediatric obesity; physical activity