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Obesity, currently affecting more than one third of all adults in the United States, is a complex disease with a multifactorial etiology involving genetic and environmental factors. Public health prevention programs designed to reduce the risk and occurrence of obesity and overweight commonly focuses on modifiable environments and behaviors such as diet and physical activity with varied results among...
The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature on family-based lifestyle interventions for pediatric obesity, which are currently the most well-established treatments for pediatric obesity to date (9,10). This chapter also explains the specific role of parents as key partners in child weight loss within these interventions, critically reviews the components of family-based behavioral interventions,...
Key Points The worsening global epidemic of obesity has necessitated intensification of research into the mechanisms of appetite regulation. Obesity can be viewed as the result of a classic gene–environment interaction where the human genotype is susceptible to environmental influences that affect energy intake and energy expenditure. The obesity epidemic can also be viewed...
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