Effectiveness of Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle Intervention Program (Healip) on Physiological and Biochemical Parameters among Children with Obesity at Selected Schools in Chennai – A Pilot Study Report

Children are the future mankind, healthy children becomes healthy adult. A nation's health depends on the health of the children. Ensuring their healthy growth and development is primary concern of the parents. Childhood obesity is an alarming major public health concern.

1. To assess the Physiological and Bio chemical parameters among children with obesity in control and experimental group.

2. To evaluate the effectiveness of HEALIP (Healthy Eating and active lifestyle intervention Programme) on Physiological parameters and Bio chemical among children with obesity in experimental group.

True experimental research design with two group pre test post test control group design was adopted for the study. Children who fulfill the inclusion criteria were selected as a sample. A total of 20 children with obesity were selected and randomly allocated into study and control group. The study group received HEALIP intervention post test was done for the both groups. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Child Weight and BMI score respectively reduced from baseline to post-intervention (p<0.01). There was significantly difference in the physiological parameters, (p<0.05). There was significantly difference in the biochemical parameters, (p<0.005). There was significantly improvement in the HEALIP intervention on maintaining the physiological and biochemical parameters.