One Size Does Not Fit All: Sociodemographic Factors Affecting Weight Loss in Adolescents

• Main Authors: Claire B. Cummins (Author), Kanika Bowen-Jallow (Author), Sadia Tasnim (Author), John Prochaska (Author), Daniel Jupiter (Author), Alex Wright (Author), Byron D. Hughes (Author), Omar Nunez-Lopez (Author), Elizabeth Lyons (Author), Andrea Glaser (Author), Ravi S. Radhakrishnan (Author), Debbe Thompson (Author), Oscar E. Suman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Successful lifestyle changes for weight reduction are heavily dependent on recognizing the importance of societal and cultural factors. Patients 13-19 years of age with a BMI ≥95th percentile are eligible for our multidisciplinary adolescent weight loss clinic. A behavioral questionnaire was adminis...