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A randomized controlled trial of orthodontist-based brief advice to prevent child obesity

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Hovell, Melbourne F., Schmitz, Katharine E., Liles, Sandy, Robusto, Kristi, Hofstetter, C. Richard, Nichols, Jeanne F., Rock, Cheryl L., Irvin, Veronica, Parker, Melanie S., Surillo, Santiago A., and Noel, David

Abstract:

Objective: We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test whether brief exercise and diet advice provided during child patient visits to their orthodontic office could improve diet, physical activity, and age-and-genderadjusted BMI. Methods: We enrolled orthodontic offices in Southern California and Tijuana, Mexico, and recruited their patients aged 8-16 to...

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