The use of group dynamics strategies to enhance cohesion in a lifestyle intervention program for obese children

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin probably concerned in the pathophysiology of obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) in adults. The aim was to explore serum BDNF relationship with metabolic syndrome components before and after one-year of the lifestyle intervention program in obese children. Forty obese children and forty age and gender-matched lean controls were studied. Anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, lipid profile, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and serum BDNF, before and after one year of diet control and physical activity were measured. At baseline, fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides were significantly higher in obese children relative to controls (P=0.00). Serum BDNF concentration was significantly lower in obese children than in lean controls (P=0.00), and its mean concentration of the subjects with MS was significantly lower than those without MS, and control group (P< 0.001). Linear regression analysis suggested that high waist: hip ratio, body adiposity index, fat percentage, diastolic BP, fasting blood glucose, LDL and HOMA-IR are good predictors for decreased serum BDNF concentration in obese children. After one-year intervention program, the obese group showed a significant increase in serum BDNF, and HDL, paralleled by a significant decline in fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides as compared to the baseline (P =0.00). Serum BDNF was lower in obese children than in lean controls, and seemed to be linked with the metabolic syndrome components. One-year lifestyle intervention program succeeded to enhance BDNF serum concentration in these children.

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A family-based lifestyle intervention program for Jordanian obese children aged 6-9 years

http://isrctn.com/ ◽

10.1186/isrctn81224548 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ayman Bani Salameh

Keyword(s):

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Obese Children ◽

Lifestyle Intervention Program ◽

Family Based

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Investigation of Myostatin Serum Levels Before and After a 6-Month Lifestyle Intervention Program in Obese Children

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes ◽

10.1055/s-0030-1267964 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 119 (04) ◽

pp. 238-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

S. Ehehalt ◽

R. Schweizer ◽

G. Blumenstock ◽

C. Pfaff ◽

N. Schurr ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Serum Levels ◽

Obese Children ◽

Before And After ◽

Lifestyle Intervention Program

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Gallstone disease in severely obese children participating in a lifestyle intervention program: incidence and risk factors

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/ijo.2014.12 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (7) ◽

pp. 950-953 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

A Heida ◽

B G P Koot ◽

O H vd Baan-Slootweg ◽

T H Pels Rijcken ◽

J C Seidell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Gallstone Disease ◽

Obese Children ◽

Severely Obese ◽

Lifestyle Intervention Program

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Lifestyle intervention using modified BASNEF model in hypertension management (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.20297 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Resti Tito Villarino ◽

Christopher Arcay ◽

Maria Concepcion Temblor

Keyword(s):

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Phase 1 ◽

Management Technique ◽

Enabling Factors ◽

Educational Models ◽

Stroke Risk Factor ◽

Repeated Measures Design ◽

Lifestyle Intervention Program

BACKGROUND Hypertension is a serious health issue and a major cardiovascular disease and stroke risk factor. In hypertensive patients, various health educational models have been used to improve their lifestyle, but the findings are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE The study assessed the effects of a lifestyle intervention program using modified Beliefs, Attitude, Subjective Standards, Enabling Factors (BASNEF) model among non-adherent hypertensive respondents in relation to the introduction of a lifestyle intervention program in the management of hypertension. METHODS This is a quantitative quasi-experimental research particularly utilizing a repeated-measures design of within-subjects approach on the 50 non-adherent patients diagnosed with essential hypertension at Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines in 2019. The respondents received five sessions of trainings based on modified BASNEF model. The Morisky Medication Adherence instrument was used. The first phase included a demographic questionnaire and the last phase comprised the evaluation of the program. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations for descriptive statistics while t-test, repeated measures, ANOVA, and Pearson product moment correlation for inferential statistics. RESULTS The result indicated that the phase 1 mean (146.5) of the systolic readings differ significantly from the phase 4 mean (134.92) of the systolic readings. However, since these two means came from phases that were not consecutive, the result, as a whole, did not show a significant decrease or change when analyzed chronologically from one phase to the next. CONCLUSIONS The study has established that BASNEF model approach can be an effective BP management technique.

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A Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary, Personalized, Lifestyle Intervention Program is Associated with Increased Leukocyte Telomere Length in Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13082682 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 2682

Author(s):

George Paltoglou ◽

Christina Raftopoulou ◽

Nicolas C. Nicolaides ◽

Sofia M. Genitsaridi ◽

Sofia I. Karampatsou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Telomere Length ◽

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Initial Assessment ◽

Biological Aging ◽

Childhood And Adolescence ◽

Lifestyle Interventions ◽

Lifestyle Intervention Program

Leucocyte telomere length (LTL) is a robust marker of biological aging and is associated with obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors in childhood and adolescence. We investigated the effect of a structured, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, personalized, lifestyle intervention program of healthy diet and physical exercise on LTL in 508 children and adolescents (239 males, 269 females; 282 prepubertal, 226 pubertal), aged 10.14 ± 0.13 years. Participants were classified as obese (n = 267, 52.6%), overweight (n = 174, 34.2%), or of normal BMI (n = 67, 13.2%) according to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cutoff points and were studied prospectively for one year. We demonstrated that LTL increased significantly after 1 year of the lifestyle interventions, irrespective of gender, pubertal status, or body mass index (BMI). Waist circumference was the best negative predictor of LTL at initial assessment. The implementation of the lifestyle interventions also resulted in a significant improvement in clinical (BMI, BMI z-score and waist to height ratio) and body composition indices of obesity, inflammatory markers, hepatic enzymes, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI), and lipid profile in all participants. These findings indicate that the increased LTL may be associated with a more favorable metabolic profile and decreased morbidity later in life.

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