Fröhlich and colleagues analyzed weight changes in patients with overweight or obesity aged 7–15 years, in 111 parent–child dyads who participated in a 1–year lifestyle intervention program. Failure (<5% weight reduction) at 1 year after conclusion of the program was best determined by maternal depression, with maternal insecure–anxious attachment attitudes being the best failure predictor between the conclusion of the program and the 1-year follow-up.
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Fröhlich, G. et al. Conditions of long-term success in a lifestyle intervention for overweight and obese youths. Pediatrics 128, e779–e785 (2011)
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Long-term maintenance of weight loss in young people with obesity is linked to family factors. Nat Rev Endocrinol 7, 694 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2011.190
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2011.190