An innovative summer camp program improves weight and self-esteem in obese children

William W. Wong; Stephanie H. Abrams; Carmen Mikhail; Norma L. Terrazas; Theresa A. Wilson; Diana Arceo; Paula K. Mrowczynski; Kristi L. King; Amanda D. Stansel; Ashley N. Albright; Sarah E. Barlow; Kimberly O. Brown; Jason D. Brown; William J. Klish

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An innovative summer camp program improves weight and self-esteem in obese children

William W. Wong, Stephanie H. Abrams, Carmen Mikhail, Norma L. Terrazas, Theresa A. Wilson, Diana Arceo, Paula K. Mrowczynski, Kristi L. King, Amanda D. Stansel, Ashley N. Albright, Sarah E. Barlow, Kimberly O. Brown, Jason D. Brown, William J. Klish

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To determine the potential benefits of a residential summer camp to treat childhood obesity, 21 obese, multiethnic children (aged 11.4 ± 1.4 years; body mass index [BMI] percentile 98.5 ± 1.4; BMI z score 2.30 ± 0.33) from a diverse socioeconomic background were enrolled in a 2-week summer camp program. Significant improvements (P < 0.04) were observed in self-esteem (+0.27 ± 0.33 point), body weight (-3.7 ± 1.2 kg), BMI (-1.60 ± 0.48 kg/m), BMI z score (-0.12 ± 0.06), number of curl ups (+10.9 ± 21.5), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (-10.8 ± 13.4 and -9.4 ± 5.5 mmHg, respectively), and heart rate (-8.2 ± 12.7 bpm).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	493-497
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Volume	49
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819b5da2
State	Published - Oct 2009

Keywords

Behavior modification
Childhood obesity
Nutrition knowledge
Obese children
Physical activity
Summer camp

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Gastroenterology

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Wong, W. W., Abrams, S. H., Mikhail, C., Terrazas, N. L., Wilson, T. A., Arceo, D., Mrowczynski, P. K., King, K. L., Stansel, A. D., Albright, A. N., Barlow, S. E., Brown, K. O., Brown, J. D., & Klish, W. J. (2009). An innovative summer camp program improves weight and self-esteem in obese children. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, 49(4), 493-497. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819b5da2

Wong, WW, Abrams, SH, Mikhail, C, Terrazas, NL, Wilson, TA, Arceo, D, Mrowczynski, PK, King, KL, Stansel, AD, Albright, AN, Barlow, SE, Brown, KO, Brown, JD & Klish, WJ 2009, 'An innovative summer camp program improves weight and self-esteem in obese children', Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 493-497. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819b5da2

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