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| Professor Helen Truby |
Weight management intervention in overweight children does
not impact negatively on their body perception and satisfaction, according
research published last month in Appetite.
The Monash led longitudinal study investigated the changes
in body perception and satisfaction in overweight and obese children in a six
month weight management program delivered to parents.
“Childhood obesity affects both physical and psychological
health; and overweight children experience higher levels of body
dissatisfaction compared with their healthy weight counterparts,” said lead
author Professor Helen Truby, Head, Department of
Nutrition and Dietetics in the School
of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.
