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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 7(1) pp. 95-98, 1982
© 1982 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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A Comment on Epstein et al.’s "Comparison of Family-Based Behavior Modification and Nutrition Education for Childhood Obesity"

John V. Lavigne1 and Jorge H. Daruna

Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, and Northwestern University Medical School

1All correspondence should be directed to John V. Lavigne, Medical Psychology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60614.

In their 1980 study of the treatment of childhood obesity, Epstein, Wing, Steranchak, Dickson, and Michelson concluded that a behavioral treatment approach was superior to a nutrition education procedure. Their conclusion did not seem warranted, however, because the treatment conditions included both child and adult subjects, and the necessary interaction effects were not significant. When the data were reanalyzed, the results did not support the superiority of the behavioral approach with children.


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