Obesity Abstracts

Background: There are few specialist weight management services for children and young people in the UK (APPGO, 2018). Retention in such paediatric services can be difficult (Jelalian et al., 2008), and minimising attrition is critical for achieving good outcomes with this group (Hampl et al., 2011). Families can be reluctant to engage due to practical constraints, a lack of personalised care (Hampl et al., 2014) and the perception that services can ...