Secondary benefits of the families improving together (FIT) for weight loss trial on cognitive and social factors in African American adolescents

Abstract Background Although weight loss is an important primary outcome in obesity interventions, family-based interventions may have cascading ripple effects that extend to other aspects of health and well-being. Identifying these secondary benefits may be useful for understanding how to best enga...

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Main Authors: Allison M. Sweeney, Dawn K. Wilson, Haylee Loncar, Asia Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-019-0806-5