Xu Furong, Marchand Stephanie, Corcoran Celeste, DiBiasio Heather, Clough Rachel, Dyer Christopher S, Nobles Jennifer, White Jade, Greaney Mary L, Greene Geoffrey W
Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Independence Square II, Kingston, RI 02881, USA.
KinderHealthRI, LLC, 10 High Street, Wakefield, RI 02879, USA.
J Obes. 2017;2017:2746595. doi: 10.1155/2017/2746595. Epub 2017 Oct 8.
There is a need for efficacious interventions to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity, and a limited body of research suggests that collaborative community-based programs designed for children and their caregivers may be effective in reducing obesity rates. This paper reports the results of a community-based obesity intervention, South County Food, Fitness and Fun (SCFFF), designed for preadolescent children who are overweight or obese and their caregivers. SCFFF was developed in response to community concerns. Families were referred to the program by their physician and participated in the program at no cost. The 16-week intervention includes weekly group nutrition and physical activity sessions. Analyses determined that 65 out of the 97 children who completed SCFFF provided 2-year follow-up data and had reduced BMI -scores over 2 years following the intervention. These participants decreased their energy, fat, carbohydrate, saturated fat, and sodium intake and increased core body strength and endurance from baseline to the end of the intervention. SCFFF was effective in reducing relative weight and improving diet and core muscle strength and endurance in children who are overweight or obese.
需要有效的干预措施来降低儿童肥胖症的患病率，并且有限的研究表明，为儿童及其照顾者设计的基于社区的合作项目可能在降低肥胖率方面有效。本文报告了一项针对超重或肥胖的青春期前儿童及其照顾者的基于社区的肥胖干预措施——南县食品、健身与乐趣（SCFFF）的结果。SCFFF是应社区关注而开发的。家庭由他们的医生转介到该项目，并免费参加该项目。为期16周的干预包括每周的团体营养和体育活动课程。分析确定，在完成SCFFF的97名儿童中，有65名提供了2年的随访数据，并且在干预后的2年里BMI分数有所下降。这些参与者从基线到干预结束时减少了能量、脂肪、碳水化合物、饱和脂肪和钠的摄入量，并增强了核心身体力量和耐力。SCFFF在降低超重或肥胖儿童的相对体重、改善饮食以及增强核心肌肉力量和耐力方面是有效的。
