Children in well-baby group care 90 percent less likely to be overweight than peers in traditional care

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/mali-ciw041916.php

Public Release: 19-Apr-2016
Children in well-baby group care 90 percent less likely to be overweight than peers in traditional care
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

A novel approach to preventing overweight/obesity in young children by replacing traditional, individual well-child care with a series of group visits that emphasize nutrition-focused interventions during the first 18 months of life was associated with a significantly reduced obesity rate at 2 years of age. Designed for use in a primary care setting, this model provides a unique opportunity to target an effective strategy for pediatric obesity prevention to at-risk communities, as described in the study published in Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Childhood Obesity website until May 19, 2016.

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