Nutrition Intervention
PWM: Family Participation in Multicomponent Pediatric Weight
Management Interventions
➤ The RDN should encourage family participation as an integral part of a
multi-component pediatric weight management intervention for children
of all ages, including teens. A strong body of research indicates that family
involvement as part of a multi-component pediatric weight management
intervention is highly consistent with positive weight status outcomes at
both six months and 12 months. (Strong, Imperative)
PWM: Length of Treatment in Multicomponent Pediatric Weight
Management Interventions
➤ The RDN should ensure the multi-component pediatric weight management
intervention is at least six months in duration. Research indicates that
shorter term (less than six months) interventions were not consistently
associated with positive weight status at 12 months. At least six months
of treatment was associated with longer-term positive weight status
outcomes, especially when group pediatric weight management sessions
were included and it occurred in a clinic. (Fair, Imperative)
PWM: Treatment Setting in Multicomponent Pediatric Weight
Management Interventions
➤ The RDN can provide multi-component pediatric weight management
interventions either within the clinic or outside the clinic setting. Research
indicates that positive weight status outcomes occur in either setting,
especially when the interventions are multi-component, include group
pediatric weight management sessions and have family involvement.
(Fair, Imperative)
PWM: Group Sessions in Multicomponent Pediatric Weight
Management Interventions
➤ The RDN can include group sessions and family participation as part of the
multi-component pediatric weight management interventions. Multi-
component intensive interventions that included group pediatric weight
management sessions and included family participation were consistently
associated with shorter-term (six-month) and longer-term (12-month)
positive weight status outcomes. (Fair, Imperative)
