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A family based intervention targeting parents of preschool children with overweight and obesity: Conceptual framework and study design of LOOPS - Lund Overweight and Obesity Preschool Study

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Summary, in English

As the rate of overweight among children is rising there is a need for evidence-based research that will clarify what the best interventional strategies to normalize weight development are. The overall aim of the Lund Overweight and Obesity Preschool Study (LOOPS) is to evaluate if a family-based intervention, targeting parents of preschool children with overweight and obesity, has a long-term positive effect on weight development of the children. The hypothesis is that preschool children with overweight and obesity, whose parents participate in a one-year intervention, both at completion of the one-year intervention and at long term follow up (2-, 3- and 5-years) will have reduced their BMI-for-age z-score.

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Publication/Series

BMC Public Health

Volume

12

Issue

Article nr. 12

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

BioMed Central (BMC)

Topic

  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Keywords

  • Intervention study
  • Parent
  • Child
  • Obesity
  • Preschool
  • Overweight

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1471-2458