Mindfulness Training to Promote Healthy Diet and Physical Activity in Teens

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, WORCESTER · Oct 29, 2013

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ClinConnect Summary

Unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity are important modifiable behavioral risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease. Both behaviors are often established during adolescence and are highly prevalent in teenagers. Conversely, the establishment of healthy dietary and physical activity habits in youth leads to significant health benefits in adulthood, highlighting the need to develop programs aimed at improving dietary and physical activity habits in youth. However, thus far, interventions designed to promote healthy dietary and exercise habits in adolescents have ha...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Inclusion criteria: (1) enrolled in 9th grade, (2) no prior mindfulness training; (3) English-speaking with at least one English-speaking parent/guardian.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Exclusion Criteria: (1) planning to move out of the area within the next 8 months, (2) unable or unwilling to provide informed assent (adolescent) and parental consent, (3) diagnosis of a serious psychiatric illness during the past 5 years (4) developmental delay that would prevent study participation.