Examining the Effect of Parent Participation in an Adult Weight Management Program on Changes in Children's Weight

Overview

Journal Clin Obes

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2023 Feb 9

PMID 36759742

Authors

Stephanie B Pham

Joseph A Skelton

Keeley Pratt

Kristina Henderson Lewis

Callie L Brown

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Abstract

Children of parents participating in weight management programs (WMPs) are more likely to adopt their parents' weight control practices. Little is known about the weight outcomes of children who have a parent participating in a WMP. This study aimed to assess this relationship. Children 2-17 years of age with a parent who participated in a WMP were included in the study. Multilevel linear mixed-effects regression models were used, stratified by child weight status at the time of parental WMP participation (healthy weight, overweight/obesity) to determine change in children's BMIz from before to after parents WMP participation, including covariates of parent BMI and parental feeding practices. Parents (N = 77) were mostly white (76%) and female (84%). Children (N = 114) had a mean age of 10.5 ± 4.6; 47% had overweight or obesity. Children with overweight or obesity prior to their parent's WMP had a decrease in BMIz (-0.68) after the WMP while children with a healthy weight had no significant change. Children with overweight or obesity had a decrease in BMIz from before to after parent's participation in a WMP. Further research is needed to understand changes in family eating practices that occur during and after parent WMP participation.

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