Short Communication An Inno v ati v e Summer Camp Program Impro v e s W eight and Self-esteem in Obese Children

T o de ter mi ne th e p o ten ti al be nefi ts of a res id ent ial su mm er cam p t o tr eat ch ild ho od ob esi ty , 2 1 o b e s e , mul tie th ni c chi ldr en (a ged 11 .4 � 1. 4 yea rs ; b o d y m a s s i n d e x [B MI] per ce nti le 98 .5 � 1.4 ; BM I z sco re 2. 30 � 0. 33 ) f r o m a di v e r s e s o c i oec on om ic ba ckgro un d wer e e n rol led in a 2-w ee k s u m m e r cam p pro gr am. Si gni fic ant im pro v eme nts ( P < 0.0 4) we re ob ser v e d i n sel f- est ee m ( þ 0. 27 � 0.3 3 p o i n t), bo dy we igh t ( � 3. 7 � 1. 2 k g ) , B M I ( � 1. 60 � 0.4 8 k g / m 2 ), BM I z sco re ( � 0. 12 � 0. 06 ), nu mbe r o f cur l u p s ( þ 10 .9 � 21 .5) , s y s t oli c a n d dia st ol ic bl oo d pre ssu re ( � 10 .8 � 13. 4 and � 9.4 � 5.5 mm Hg, res pec ti v e l y), and hea rt rat e ( � 8.2 � 12 .7 bp m) . JP GN 49 :49 3 – 4 9 7 , 2 0 0 9 . Ke y Wo rd s: Be ha vi or mod ifi cat ion — Ch ild ho od ob esi ty — Nut ri tio n kn o w l edg e — Obe se chi ld ren — Ph ys ic al act i vit y — Su mm er cam p. # 20 09 by Eu rop ea n S o c i e t y fo r P e dia tr ic Gas tr oe nte ro lo gy , H e pat ol og y , and Nu tr iti on and No rt h A m eri can So ci ety fo r Pe di atr ic Gas tro en te rol og y , He pat olo gy , and Nu tr iti on