The Role of Parents in Adolescent Weight Loss

Parental Involvement as a Strategy to Enhance Adolescent Weight Control

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a novel model of including parents in adolescent weight control results in greater decrease in adolescent z-BMI compared to an intervention with minimal parent involvement.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Between 30 and 90% overweight
• Parent or guardian willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Major psychiatric disorder