Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Ages 14-19
- * Gender identification as girl
- * BMI percentile ≥ 85th percentile for sex-and-age
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Experience of weight loss of ≥5% of body weight in the past 6 months for any reason except post-partum weight loss
- * Having recently begun or changed the dosage of any medication known to affect appetite or body composition within the last 3 months
- * Plans to move out of the area within the next year
- * Active cancer or cancer requiring treatment in the past 2 years (except non-melanoma skin cancer)
- * Active or chronic infections (e.g., HIV or TB)
- * Active cardiovascular disease or event including hospitalization or therapeutic procedures for treatment of heart disease in the past 6 months
- * Active kidney disease
- * History of bariatric surgery
- * Lung disease: chronic obstructive airway disease requiring use of oxygen (e.g., emphysema or chronic bronchitis)
- * Diagnosed diabetes (type 1 or 2)
- * Any condition prohibiting physical activity
- * Diagnosis of an eating disorder
- * Have a mental handicap or are currently experiencing other severe psychopathology that would limit their ability to engage in the treatment program (e.g., severe depression, active psychotic disorder)
- * Recent or ongoing problem with drug abuse, alcohol abuse, or addiction
- * Currently pregnant or less than 3 months post-partum
- * Anticipation of a possible pregnancy in the next year
- * Unwillingness to report possible or confirmed pregnancies promptly during the course of the trial
Ages Eligible for Study:
14 Years to 19 Years (CHILD, ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes