Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

Cue Exposure Training for Overweight Children

The primary objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of two intensive two-session trainings, the conventional psycho-education and food cue exposure, on eating in the absence of hunger, binge eating and Body Mass Index (BMI) change in overweight/ obese children.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a patient in the Maastricht University Medical Center COACH unit for obese children and adolescents.
• Overweight, according to the sex and age specific cut-off point for overweight in children, as defined by Cole and colleagues (2000).
• Age: 12 - 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not being overweight (anymore, due to weight loss)
• Not able to speak and/or write Dutch