Question 2
How could the results of this study be used successfully in dietetics practice to aid overweight children and their families?
posted by Rose M @ 7:24 PM
16 comments
ISU Dietetic Internship Journal Club
Objective: To become familiar with current scientific literature on a variety of nutrition topics and to gain experience in gathering, organizing, critically evaluating, presenting and facilitating group discussion of the literature and the implications to practice.
16 Comments:
This study is extremely useful for dietetics practice. It basically shows that behavioral weight loss interventions are successful in improving children's eating habits, whether they are in a family setting or individual setting. This research also demonstrates the importance of intervening with youth and the role parents play in children's dietary intake. If dietitians utilize these results to emphasize the importance of behavioral weight management interventions for children who are overweight, it could draw more parents in and possibly improve the interventions further.
This study is a good example of how teaching children the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition is successful when paired with behavior modification. The results of this study show that intervention efforts work with both a family approach or an individual approach with the children. This study could be used as a framework for other childhood overweight/obesity interventions.
I believe that this study is beneficial to dietetics professionals. The study reinforces that behavior modification and parental involvement can be beneficial in improving the health of their children. The interventions used in this study could serve as a model for practical use for clients who come in for weight loss.
I agree with Sarah in that not only does behavior modification proved to work well in this study, but parental involvement seems to have an impact as well, which is definitely something that RD's could use when creating their own model or if replicating this study.
The results of this study could be very useful for dietetic practices. I think one of the most important concepts that it demonstrates is the parents involvement in healthy eating and exercise habits of their children. This topic has come up more than a few times in our journal questions but let's emphasize it again that it's not just the children that need to learn about healthy eating and exercise but the parents too. This study also demonstrates useful tools that were used in helping this particular study promote healthy life style choices for children and their parents. These tools can be incorporated into education resources when talking with parents and children about weight loss and a healthy diet.
I agree with Sarah and Bethany that this research is extremely useful for dietetics practice. This research not only demonstrates the importance of healthy eating habits, it also reflects the importance of parent involvement for behavior modification.
The study revealed that family based and individual setting interventions resulted in more weight loss. If dietitians use this data and offer more program for children and their families we can have an impact on the rising statistics of overweight chilren. More programs need to be available that are convenient for families.
This study can be used successfully in dietetics practice as a tool to prove the importance of education within the areas of nutrition, physical activity and behavior. When we as dietetics professionals are faced with an overweight child, we have a direction to go in, and research backing our decisions.
I think this type of research can bring about several ways for families to help their overweight children adapt healthier lifestyles. These families that participated in these programs are learning the proper ways to lose weight and to become healthier. They can spread their knowledge to other family members and friends or other people in their schools and community. More than that, this study established a great structure that can be used in other weight loss programs or behavioral management programs that are aimed towards families or for parents with overweight children. This research can also be the impetus for more research to be done in this area that can bring about more results and discussion regarding families working towards becoming healthier.
I agree with you, Bethany about how this study demonstrated the importance of parental involvement in a child's health and in this case, weight loss. In most situations, children cannot sustain these lifestyle changes without the guidance and reinforcement from their parents. Having the parents learn from reliable sources can make all the difference for the children.
These study results could be helpful for RDs working with children. This study reinforces the importance of parents being involved in improving their childs eating habits and increasing physical activity. The intervention used in this study could be used or adapted for use in other settings for weight loss interventions.
These results reiterate the importance of parent involvement in child/adolescent as well as community nutrition education or general health programs - Parents have so much control over their families' health, and need to recognize that this power comes with a great deal of responsibility.
Sandi, yes! Nighttime/weekend programs, while incovenient for health care professionals, are necessary to reach those families as a unit! This study definitely emphasizes the importance of reaching those parents!
The results of this study and future research tailored to this topic can help experts identify many factors. Some of these factors may include how to approach disordered eating (address the individual, their family, or both). This study showed positive results with behavior modification and parental involvement. This proves that data from a study such as this can help identify trends and lead us in the direction for successful intervention.
I think that a common thread throughout the comments was, making healthy eating and a possible weight loss intervention a group effort, rather than an individual one. The support system an individual has (especially a child) is so necessary to achieving goals. We all agree that parental involvement plays a key role in the discussed interventions. Therefore, it is our duty as future health professionals to fully educate parents on the importance of leading by example, positive associations of food, etc.
Sandi G:
I agree that we need to make more programs available to busy families and their schedules. Having evening programs would be helpful and may increase attendance of both children and their other family members.
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