Meal planning, counseling can reduce child obesity, U of M researchers report

Two years ago, University of Minnesota researchers reported that parent and family counseling on eating habits could reduce childhood obesity. Today, they're figuring out just why the approach worked.

Turns out, experimental counseling provided to 81 Twin Cities families was particularly effective at getting them to reduce the sizes of the dinner portions they served and to cut down on sugar-sweetened beverages at the table, according to follow-up study results released Monday.

http://www.startribune.com/meal-planning-counseling-can-reduce-child-obesity-u-of-m-researchers-report/429468253/