Diet and physical activity %26quot;defeated%26quot; Tuberil (R) in treatment of childhood obesity

作者：Ferrara P^*; Del Bufalo F; Ianniello F; Franceschini A; Paoletti F Paolini; Massart F; Saggese G

来源：Minerva Endocrinologica, 2013, 38(2): 181-185.

• Obesity
• Child
• Weight reduction programs

Aim. Childhood obesity is remarkably spreading worldwide, involving both industrialized and low-income countries. Its prevalence, outcome and socioeconomic impact call for the attention of medical community. We conducted a monocentric, open, two-arm, parallel-group study to evaluate the efficacy at reducing appetite and increasing dietary compliance of obese children of Tuberil (R), a weight-loss supplement derived from potato and devoid of side effects. %26lt;br%26gt;Methods. We recruited participants, children with BMI %26gt;= 85th, through direct referrals in pediatrician%26apos;s surgeries. Children were randomized to receive Tuberil (R) (group A) or nothing (group B), following a chronological order (A-B-A-B). Every child received a nutritionally balanced diet and had to record their appetite and to describe their meals in a diary. %26lt;br%26gt;Results. Even if we found a significant reduction in BMI, weight and waist circumference in both groups, no statistically significant differences between groups were noted. We did not found any significant differences in appetite between group A and B. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion. Our data show that Tuberil (R) has no efficacy neither in reducing appetite in children nor in increasing dietary compliance. We believe that only a nutritionally balanced diet and our attention in verifying their compliance led to the reduction in BMI, weight and waist circumferences noted in our series.

• 出版日期2013-6