hrp0089p3-p162 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity P3 | ESPE2018

Effects of a Brief Physician Delivered Counseling on Childhood Obesity

Mondal Sunetra , Chatterjee Sudip

Introduction: In the resource constrained setting of a general endocrine clinic, a brief counseling session was offered to all overweight children.Material: In the period 1996 – 2017, 2364 patients with obesity between the ages 5 and 18 years were seen. All gave consent for their data to be analysed. Patients with syndromic obesity or with a secondary cause for obesity were excluded.Methods: The caregiver, usually a parent was...