Cathy Kwok

Aug 29, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Hiba Jebeile |Louise A. Baur |Shirley Alexander |Cathy Kwok

Key PointsQuestion  How do self-reported symptoms of depression, eating disorders, and binge eating change for adolescents with obesity during an intensive behavioral intervention? Findings  In this randomized clinical trial of 141 adolescents, symptoms of depression, eating disorders, and binge eating reduced after 4 weeks of a very low energy diet, and this reduction was maintained to 52 weeks after transition to intermittent or continuous energy restriction.