Journal article
Maintenance of Weight Loss in Adolescents: Current Status and Future Directions
Journal of obesity, v 2010, pp 789280-12
2010
PMID: 21274275
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Abstract
There is a dearth of research on the long-term efficacy and safety of treatments for adolescent obesity. This narrative review examined several approaches to treatment, focusing on long-term effectiveness data in adolescents, as well as relevant findings from studies of adults. The available research suggests that lifestyle modification has promise in obese adolescents, although it is not clear that any particular dietary or physical activity approach is more effective than another. Meal replacements are quite effective in adults and deserve further research in adolescents. Extending the length of treatment to teach weight loss maintenance skills is likely to improve long-term outcomes in adolescents, and delivering treatment via the Internet or telephone is a novel way of doing so. Treatment that combines lifestyle modification with the medication orlistat generally appears to be safe but only marginally superior to lifestyle modification alone. More research is needed on the management of adolescent obesity, which has been overlooked when compared with research on the treatment of obesity in children and adults.
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- Title
- Maintenance of Weight Loss in Adolescents: Current Status and Future Directions
- Creators
- Meghan L Butryn - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAThomas A Wadden - Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAMargaret R Rukstalis - Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health Systems, Danville, PA 17822, USAChanelle Bishop-Gilyard - Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAMelissa S Xanthopoulos - Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3440 Market Street, Suite 410, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USADelroy Louden - Anguilla Community College, George Hill British West Indies, PA 19104, USARobert I Berkowitz - Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of obesity, v 2010, pp 789280-12
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000214734300031
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84864528527
- Other Identifier
- 991014878112804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Endocrinology & Metabolism