Challenging Childhood Obesity: The Influence of Education and Close Monitoring on Obesity-Related Behaviors

Sunnetci Silistre, Eda; Yesil, Alihan; Kozanoglu, Tugba; Balci, Mehmet Cihan; Karaca, Meryem; Gokcay, Gulden Fatma

doi:10.3390/healthcare12202048

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Challenging Childhood Obesity: The Influence of Education and Close Monitoring on Obesity-Related Behaviors

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Eda Sunnetci Silistre

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Alihan Yesil

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Tugba Kozanoglu

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Mehmet Cihan Balci

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Meryem Karaca

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Gulden Fatma Gokcay

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Department of Child Health and Diseases, Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital, Istanbul 34734, Türkiye

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Department of Pediatrics, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul 34104, Türkiye

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Healthcare 2024, 12(20), 2048; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202048

Submission received: 19 July 2024 / Revised: 4 September 2024 / Accepted: 25 September 2024 / Published: 16 October 2024

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Background: We aimed to evaluate the role of nutrition and behavior education intervention in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity by comparing changes in obesity-related characteristics among obese children during a follow-up period of 12 months. Methods: This study was designed as a prospective cohort study in children aged between 6 and 18 years, with exogenous obesity who applied to Istanbul Research and Training Hospital, Pediatrics Department, between January 2018 and July 2019. Beginning at the sixth month, a program for nutrition and behavior education for obesity prevention and treatment was initiated and continued during the second half of the study period. Results: The mean age of 59 children (29 females, 30 males) was 11.73 ± 2.78. BMI levels did not show a significant difference in the first 6 months, but decreased significantly during the second 6 months of the study. Screen time, fast eating behavior, overeating behavior and food score index scores also demonstrated significant improvements during the intervention period of the study, between 6 and 12 months. Conclusion: It was concluded that nutrition and behavior education for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity could be a successful intervention with close follow-up.

Keywords: childhood; obesity; nutrition education; lifestyle; treatment

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Sunnetci Silistre, E.; Yesil, A.; Kozanoglu, T.; Balci, M.C.; Karaca, M.; Gokcay, G.F. Challenging Childhood Obesity: The Influence of Education and Close Monitoring on Obesity-Related Behaviors. Healthcare 2024, 12, 2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202048

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Sunnetci Silistre E, Yesil A, Kozanoglu T, Balci MC, Karaca M, Gokcay GF. Challenging Childhood Obesity: The Influence of Education and Close Monitoring on Obesity-Related Behaviors. Healthcare. 2024; 12(20):2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202048

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Sunnetci Silistre, Eda, Alihan Yesil, Tugba Kozanoglu, Mehmet Cihan Balci, Meryem Karaca, and Gulden Fatma Gokcay. 2024. "Challenging Childhood Obesity: The Influence of Education and Close Monitoring on Obesity-Related Behaviors" Healthcare 12, no. 20: 2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202048

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Sunnetci Silistre, E., Yesil, A., Kozanoglu, T., Balci, M. C., Karaca, M., & Gokcay, G. F. (2024). Challenging Childhood Obesity: The Influence of Education and Close Monitoring on Obesity-Related Behaviors. Healthcare, 12(20), 2048. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12202048

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