Background: Overweight and obesity are among the most prevalent nutritional problems both in developed and developing countries. The problem of obesity is confined not only to adults but also to children and adolescents.
Objectives: To study the impact of dietary advice on overweight children.
Materials and Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted among 8th, 9th and 10th grade aged 11-16 yrs boys in St. Paul High School of Belagavi city. 46 overweight and obese students were randomly assigned into case and control group. A combination of dietary-physical activity intervention was practiced for a period of 6 months. Frequency, percentage and paired t test were calculated. Result: The mean weight of 8th, 9th and 10th grade students of case group after 6 month of intervention decreases from 56.38 to 50, 60.5 to 54.6 and 64.8 to 57.2 which was statistically significant at p<0.05. Similarly, mean weight of 8th, 9th and 10th grade students of control group after 6 month of follow up increases from 56.75 to 60.5, 60.6 to 64.8 and 64 to 69.4 which was statistically significant at p<0.05 only among 9th grade controls.
Conclusion: There was a significant reduction in mean weight of cases after 6 month of intervention compared to controls.
