,
Sable Parfait Stéphane,
Kouassi Kouakou Firmin,
Yepie Herbert,
Konan Kouacou,
Ake-Tano Odile
Introduction: management of obesity require preventive and curative approach. The objective of this study was to examine dietary monitoring of children and adolescents requesting weight loss. Method: This was a retrospective study conducted over a period of one month in nutrition department of Cote d’Ivoire National Public Health Institute. Study population was children aged 6 to 11 and adolescents aged 12 to 17, all diagnosed as obese. They were placed on a personalized low-calorie diet and they attended follow-up consultations and nutritional education sessions. They were monitored over a period of two-year. Results: on a total of 112 children and adolescents, female’s predominance was noted (58.9%). The cohort comprised 46% children and 56% adolescents and their history was most marked by rheumatic diseases (29.5%). Adherence to the diet over a 24-month period showed that only 2.7% of children and adolescents were able to adhere to it. More than half (54.5%) attended fewer than 3 of the 6 group nutrition education sessions scheduled. After two years of follow-up, the overall nutritional status of the children and adolescents improved, with a decrease in obesity of nearly 29 points and weight normalization in 5.4% of participants (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The results observed highlight that the success of a weight loss program in young people depends less on restriction than on the sustainable adoption of balanced eating habits that are adapted to their reality.
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Diet, Nutrition Education, Overweight, Obesity, Children and Adolescents, Côte d’Ivoire
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Hermione, A. K. K. R., Stéphane, S. P., Firmin, K. K., Herbert, Y., Kouacou, K., et al. (2025). Dietary Monitoring of Children and Adolescents Requesting Weight Loss at Nutrition Service of Côte d’Ivoire National Public Health Institute. Central African Journal of Public Health, 11(6), 415-419. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.cajph.20251106.20
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Hermione, A. K. K. R.; Stéphane, S. P.; Firmin, K. K.; Herbert, Y.; Kouacou, K., et al. Dietary Monitoring of Children and Adolescents Requesting Weight Loss at Nutrition Service of Côte d’Ivoire National Public Health Institute. Cent. Afr. J. Public Health 2025, 11(6), 415-419. doi: 10.11648/j.cajph.20251106.20
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Hermione AKKR, Stéphane SP, Firmin KK, Herbert Y, Kouacou K, et al. Dietary Monitoring of Children and Adolescents Requesting Weight Loss at Nutrition Service of Côte d’Ivoire National Public Health Institute. Cent Afr J Public Health. 2025;11(6):415-419. doi: 10.11648/j.cajph.20251106.20
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Nutrition Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire;Nutrition and Food Security Department, Nanguy Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire;Ivorian Nutrition Society, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Nutrition Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Institute of Anthropological Sciences for Development, Felix Houphouet Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire;Ivorian Nutrition Society, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire;Anthropological Society of Paris, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Nutrition and Food Security Department, Nanguy Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Nutrition Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Nutrition Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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