A study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center shows that using text messaging and electronic feedback alongside traditional in-clinic counseling for parents about feeding, playtime, and exercise can prevent young children from developing obesity. The study, to be published in JAMA, focuses on the Greenlight Program, which aims to improve healthy growth in newborns. The study found that children whose parents received the digital intervention in addition to in-person counseling had healthier weight-for-length growth curves over the first two years of life. The researchers believe that this digital intervention could have a significant impact on preventing obesity in children, particularly in high-risk populations.
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Preventing obesity in very young children could be in the palm of parents’ hands
