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Adolescent Treatment in the HMR Program

An adolescent weight reduction program including meal replacements and parental involvement decreases body weight and fat mass of obese adolescents. Obes Res 2004;12 suppl:A16.
Preliminary data indicated that adolescents lost an average of 25.1 lbs. over 16 weeks. Those with parents participating in the program lost more weight and more body fat than those without parents participating.

Response of obese adolescents to an intensive weight loss program. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;75:407S.
Forty-nine adolescents lost an average of 33.4 lbs. over an average of 18 weeks. For adolescents with a BMI > 40, weight loss averaged 50 lbs.

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