Group treatment may help children achieve healthier weights

Group-based treatment programs may effectively combat childhood obesity in rural communities, according to a new University of Florida study. Children who participated in one of two group programs — family-based or parent-only — were less overweight compared with children in a control group. The findings appear in the December issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news148830529.html">Group treatment may help children achieve healthier weights</a></p> <p>Group-based treatment programs may effectively combat childhood obesity in rural communities, according to a new University of Florida study. Children who participated in one of two group programs — family-based or parent-only — were less overweight compared with children in a control group. The findings appear in the December issue of <I>Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine</I>.</p>