Parallel Improvement of Both Mental and Cardiometabolic Health in Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity, Following the Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Intervention Program.

ABSTRACT: Background: Overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence represent one of the most significant public health challenges of our century. Affected children and adolescents often face psychosocial maladaptation, including low self-esteem, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and behavioral problems, many of which may persist till later in life. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary, personalized lifestyle intervention program on psychosocial and behavioral symptoms, assessed through standardized psychometric questionnaires, and to investigate their relation with cardiometabolic parameters in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 537 children and adolescents (6-18 years; females: 52.9%;

SUBMITTER: Vourdoumpa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12787964 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature