Relationship between summer vacation weight gain and lack of success in a pediatric weight control program.
Relationship between summer vacation weight gain and lack of success in a pediatric weight control program.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.eatbeh.2004.08.002
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发表时间:
2005-02-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Bar-Or, Oded
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作者:
Gillis, Linda;McDowell, Melissa;Bar-Or, Oded
The purpose was to measure the effect of holidays or season on changes in body weight to determine if this was the reason for the low success rate of weight control program participants. Changes in percent ideal body weight were gathered on 73 overweight youth (average age: 10.5+/-2.8 years; percent ideal body weight: 150+/-28%) over 2-month intervals in a 1-year time span. There was a statistically significant gain in percentage of body weight during July-August compared to January-February at p