Effectiveness of Childhood Obesity Treatment Through 20 Group Education Sessions Over 6 Months

Treatment of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese

“…Telemedicine, in theory, should be able to compensate for some of the barriers that prevent access to and utilization of family based comprehensive behavioral interventions for child and adolescent obesity. 33 These barriers include time, transportation, access, cost, scheduling challenges, stigmatization, language barriers and more. 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 Rural populations have been studied for feasibility and satisfaction with telemedicine treatment approaches, and results have been comparable to standard treatment outcomes.…”

Obesity and Physical Activity in Ostomized Patients

“…3,4 In people living with ostomies (in the colon or ileum), obesity is mentioned only as a risk for early excoriation of peristomal skin. 5 Obesity, in the absence of an ostomy, has received multidisciplinary attention with regard to intervention, from therapeutic proposals with drugs and educational activities 6,7 to interventions with a broader scope that includes exercise and diets. 8 No publications were identified that related the condition of obesity in adults living with ostomies and that addressed the possible interventions, or even that described the lifestyle of these people.…”

“…Obesity, in the absence of an ostomy, has received multidisciplinary attention with regard to intervention, from therapeutic proposals with drugs and educational activities 6 7 to interventions with a broader scope that includes exercise and diets. 8…”