Resilience and Obesity Prevention in Adolescents

Launched by MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · Dec 5, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Childhood obesity is associated with increased health risks in adulthood, affecting capacity for physical activity and occupational performance, as well as psychological and social deficits. These are significant contributors to direct and indirect costs. The prevalence of obesity and related factors in young children emphasizes the importance of understanding periods of vulnerability in early development and the interaction between physical activity, lifestyle, and dietary behaviour, resilience, and HRQoL. Factors for preventing obesity are social support and a person's willingness to life...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Children who are underweight, overweight, children with obesity, and children with normal body weight based on IOTF cut-offs
• • otherwise healthy, without any confirmed diagnosed clinical/mental illness
• • age between 14-16 years
• • agreed to participate
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • confirmed diagnosed clinical/mental illness
• • more than 16 years, less than 14 years of age

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