Families working together in Packard obesity program
September 12, 2008Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital is encouraging families to work together in the fight against childhood obesity. The pediatric weight-control program is designed to help children, as well as their parents, prevent an epidemic that can lead to future problems such as diabetes or heart disease.
An estimated 17 percent of American youth are overweight; double for adults. Families at Packard learn to break bad habits and and encourage short term wins. As a result 12-year-old Austen lost 14 pounds and his mother Erica Lovett dropped 10, learning and working together throughout.
Read more about the pediatric weight-control program.