%0 Journal Article
%T Right Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait
%A Al-Haifi AR
%A Al-Fayez MA
%A Al-Nashi B
%A Al-Athari BI
%A Bawadi H
%A Musaiger AO
%J Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
%D 2012
%I 
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S32636
%X ht Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait Original Research (2718) Total Article Views Authors: Al-Haifi AR, Al-Fayez MA, Al-Nashi B, Al-Athari BI, Bawadi H, Musaiger AO Published Date July 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 205 - 212 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S32636 Received: 04 April 2012 Accepted: 14 May 2012 Published: 06 July 2012 Ahmad R Al-Haifi,1 Mohammad A Al-Fayez,1 Bader Al-Nashi,1 Buthaina I Al-Athari,1 Hiba Bawadi,2 Abdulrahman O Musaiger,3 1Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Showaikh, Kuwait; 2Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan; 3Nutrition and Health Studies Unit, University of Bahrain and Arab Center for Nutrition, Kingdom of Bahrain Background: Adolescent obesity is a growing public health problem in Kuwait. Reducing obesity can lower the risk of several chronic diseases. Fourteen obese adolescent boys volunteered to participate in a 6-month multidimensional television series on weight loss. Methods: The adolescent boys were recruited through advertisements in schools. The program included counseling sessions, nutritional education, exercise, family support, peer group involvement, and incentives designed to motivate participants. Results: The mean age of the boys was 15.6 ¡À 0.8 years. On average, subjects lost 10.6 ¡À 8.9 kg in weight and gained 3.3 ¡À 1.6 cm in height during the study period. The difference in mean body mass index at baseline and at 6 months following intervention was significant (P < 0.001) at 36.8 ¡À 4.6 and 32.0 ¡À 5.4, kg/m2 respectively. Participants ranked counseling as the most important component of the program, followed by family support and type of program. Conclusion: This type of television series could be used as a model for future public health programs to prevent and control obesity among adolescents.
%K diet
%K television
%K obesity
%K adolescents
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