Lisa A Heimbauer, Rebecca L Antworth, Michael J Owren
Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) use positive, but not negative, auditory cues to infer food location
Animal cognition
pediatric obesity serious health problem affecting 1 6 children us two threefold increased incidence evident last two decades study analyzes outcomes proactive kids foundation threetiered early intervention program determine improvement body composition overweight obese youth incorporating family along pediatric participant analyzed data 884 overweight bmi 85 95th percentile obese bmi 95th percentile youth 5 17 years major metropolitan area illinois determine body composition improvement 8week intervention 2010 2017 weight percent body fat fat free mass bmi analyzed using mixed model analysis ancova paired ttest analysis measures weight percent body fat fat free mass bmi improved significantly pediatric participants age county residence time impacted weight body fat fat free mass bmi gender impact average change weight bmi proactive kids early intervention program utilizes targeted approach treatment pediatric obesity critical developmental ages educating parents along children adolescents mental health coaching lifestyle nutrition physical activity observed improvements body composition potential sustainable proactive kids strategy provides successful model future treatment prevention pediatric obesity