Interdisciplinary health promotion program for parents and children on nutritional status, body composition, and metabolic profile

Abstract

Due to the complexity of obesity in adolescence, interdisciplinary treatment is necessary. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of an interdisciplinary intervention program with adolescents and their guardians on the nutritional status, body composition, metabolic syndrome indicators and metabolic profile of overweight adolescents. The project lasted 14 weeks and was divided into three stages: recruitment of participants and data collection; interdisciplinary interventions over 12 weeks; and re-evaluations. Of 21 adolescent participants, 57.14% were classified as obese. Optimistic changes were observed in body composition, such as a reduction in the percentage of total fat, visceral fat and abdominal circumference, as well as an increase in the percentage of lean mass for both adolescents and their guardians. The intervention was also significant for the adolescents' blood glucose and HDL-c. As a result, the results showed benefits for adolescents and their guardians in terms of health-related parameters.