Special Services

Light Weight - for Children and Adolescents Who Suffer From Obesity

Gaining weight and obesity is rapidly becoming the most common nutritional disorder in children and adolescents around the world. Reduced physical exercise and improper eating habits typify modern lifestyles. Over and above the mental suffering involved, obesity is identified with a high-risk morbidity in adolescents together with a range of social and occupational problems. There is great importance in the early treatment of obesity, due to the increased probability of changing nutritional and physical exercise habits at that age.

The objective of the treatment is long-term education, and the creation and inculcation of correct eating habits. This is a gradual process based upon treatment provided by a multidisciplinary team, which deals comprehensively with physical, psychological, family and social problems of the obese child or adolescent.

The program includes:

• Medical follow-up
  Physicians from the Institute of Endocrinology oversee medical follow-up. Medical examination includes a general physical check-up, tests for fat levels in the body, establishment of an optimal weight target according to growth, and metabolic status tests.
  
  
• Workshops for slimming and building good eating habits
  Sessions are conducted by a pediatric dietician, with the objective of instilling good eating habits and learning techniques for weight maintenance that are achieved at the end of the workshop. Each workshop comprises 15 weekly sessions, conducted in homogeneous groups according to age and in an intimate atmosphere.
  
  
• Physical activity
  Physical exercise is conducted under the guidance of an expert dietician qualified in nutritional sport and is herself a professional sportswoman.
  
  
• Professional support
  Behavior modification for children and adolescents is provided. Where necessary, referrals are made to the psychosocial team in the hospital.
  
  
• Personal dietary advice
  Individual advice is provided to those children for whom existing frameworks are unsuitable.

For further details and registration, please contact the "Light Weight" team at 972-3-9253900.

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