Season of entry shapes childhood obesity outcomes. (IMAGE)

Zhejiang University

Season of entry shapes childhood obesity outcomes.

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Season of entry shapes childhood obesity outcomes. This graphical summary shows that children and adolescents entering the Whānau Pakari healthy lifestyle programme in summer, autumn, or winter achieved meaningful reductions in BMI standard deviation score after six months, while spring entrants showed weaker improvement. The figure also highlights a key explanation: for spring participants, the intervention period overlaps with the long Southern Hemisphere summer holiday, when daily routines are more easily disrupted. Overall, the findings suggest that the timing of programme entry can influence short-term obesity intervention outcomes and that extra support during unstructured holiday periods may help improve results.

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World Journal of Pediatrics

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