Shared weight and dietary changes in parent-child dyads following family-based obesity treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective was to determine whether children and their participating parents undergoing family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) for obesity show similar dietary changes following treatment, and if so, whether these shared dietary changes explain the similarity in weight change within the parent-child dyad.

Method

Data come from a randomized controlled trial of 148 parent-child dyads who completed FBT and were followed over a 2-year maintenance phase. Energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods ("RED" foods) and fruit and vegetable intake were assessed across time.

Results

Maintenance of lower RED food intake following FBT predicted weight maintenance in children and in parents (ps < .01), and dietary and weight changes were correlated within parent-child d

SUBMITTER: Best JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4861083 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature