One Size Does Not Fit All: Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Weight Loss in Adolescents

Successful lifestyle changes for weight reduction are heavily dependent on recognizing the importance of societal and cultural factors. Patients 13–19 years of age with a BMI ≥95th percentile are eligible for our multidisciplinary adolescent weight loss clinic. A behavioral questionnaire was adminis...

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Main Authors: Claire B. Cummins, Kanika Bowen-Jallow, Sadia Tasnim, John Prochaska, Daniel Jupiter, Alex Wright, Byron D. Hughes, Omar Nunez-Lopez, Elizabeth Lyons, Andrea Glaser, Ravi S. Radhakrishnan, Debbe Thompson, Oscar E. Suman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3736504