Right Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait

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,31Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Showaikh, Kuwait; 2Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jorda...

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Autores principales:	Al-Haifi AR, Al-Fayez MA, Al-Nashi B, Al-Athari BI, Bawadi H, Musaiger AO
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:553386209a1e4d9691c915d71fdd6cf52021-12-02T00:01:11ZRight Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait1178-7007https://doaj.org/article/553386209a1e4d9691c915d71fdd6cf52012-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/right-diet-a-television-series-to-combat-obesity-among-adolescents-in--a10329https://doaj.org/toc/1178-7007Ahmad R Al-Haifi,1 Mohammad A Al-Fayez,1 Bader Al-Nashi,1 Buthaina I Al-Athari,1 Hiba Bawadi,2 Abdulrahman O Musaiger,31Department 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 BahrainBackground: 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 &plusmn; 0.8 years. On average, subjects lost 10.6 &plusmn; 8.9 kg in weight and gained 3.3 &plusmn; 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 &lt; 0.001) at 36.8 &plusmn; 4.6 and 32.0 &plusmn; 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.Keywords: diet, television, obesity, adolescentsAl-Haifi ARAl-Fayez MAAl-Nashi BAl-Athari BIBawadi HMusaiger AODove Medical PressarticleSpecialties of internal medicineRC581-951ENDiabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 205-212 (2012)
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description	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,31Department 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 BahrainBackground: 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 &plusmn; 0.8 years. On average, subjects lost 10.6 &plusmn; 8.9 kg in weight and gained 3.3 &plusmn; 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 &lt; 0.001) at 36.8 &plusmn; 4.6 and 32.0 &plusmn; 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.Keywords: diet, television, obesity, adolescents
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title	Right Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait
title_short	Right Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait
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Right Diet: a television series to combat obesity among adolescents in Kuwait

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