Author(s): Ybarra M; Danieles PK; Barnett TA; Mathieu MÈ; Van Hulst A; Drouin O; Kakinami L; Bigras JL; Henderson M;

Objectives: Obesity is the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children. We developed a 2-year lifestyle intervention for youth at risk of CVD. We assessed changes in body mass index z-scores (zBMI) and key cardiometabolic risk factors, physical fitness, and capacity am ...

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Author(s): Ybarra M; Barnett TA; Yu J; Van Hulst A; Drouin O; Kakinami L; Saint-Charles J; Henderson M;

i>Background and Objective: Weight-related behaviors are determined by multiple individual and contextual factors, with recent evidence implicating personal social networks (PSNs). Greater understanding of these relationships could help inform healthy weight promoting interventions. We conducted ...

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Author(s): Danieles PK; Ybarra M; Van Hulst A; Barnett TA; Mathieu MÈ; Kakinami L; Drouin O; Bigras JL; Henderson M;

Introduction: Attrition in pediatric weight management programs is notoriously high. Greater understanding of its determinants is needed to inform retention strategies. We identified determinants of attrition in CIRCUIT, a healthy lifestyle intervention program for youth at risk of cardiovascular ...

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