Teens 4 Health
Teenage obesity can become a serious medical problem than if not
managed will only get worse and can rob those inflicted by it to live
with the early onset of serious chronic disease, such as heart disease,
diabetes and respiratory problems. The Metabolism, Weight & Lifestyle
Institute feels strongly that learning and practicing behavioral
strategies to manage calories intake and increase physical activity has
a huge positive impact on long term quality of life. MWLI provides
outpatient clinical services to teach these important strategies to
over-weight and obese adolescents.
MWLI provides outpatient clinical services to treat over-weight and
obese adolescents ranging in age of 13 to 18 years old. Treatment
includes an initial physical with Dr. George Motto and weekly behavioral
strategy meetings with MWLI's experienced Health Educator. The personal
weekly follow-up and goal setting have helped many MWLI participants to
(very importantly) "stick to the plan" and stay on track long enough to
have significant weight loss. The same diet and physical activity
strategies used for weight loss in many ways are the same strategic
behaviors to use life long for healthy weight management.
Teens 4 Health behavioral goals are as follows:
- To identify the relationship between health and weight.
- To understand that weight problems in adolescents if not treated
usually progress to higher levels of obesity in adulthood most often
leading to the early onset of major chronic illness such as,
diabetes, heart disease, respiratory problems and mobility problems.
- To learn that modifying behaviors around caloric intake and
physical activity output is the only solution for long term weight
control.
- To learn that the environment plays a large role in what we
decide to eat and how much.
- To identify that modern day life for most includes very little
physical activity.
- To identify that only with conscientious commitment, specific
planning, calorie reducing strategies and increased physical
activity strategies can we manage to lose weight and keep it off
long term.
For further information call: (847) 758-0886.
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