Abstract

Obesity has become a major problem in America. This epidemic is reflected in adolescents. It is becoming a necessity to understand the factors leading to these increased rates of obesity especially among minorities. The rationale and acceptance of a bigger body size among minorities may be a contributing factor for decreased motivation to lower BMI. By retrospectively reviewing medical records from a multidisciplinary weight management clinic at Nemours Children's Clinic, we will examine the association between race/ ethnicity with the number and distribution of goals and targeted behaviors and determining the association between race/ethnicity with change in BMI percentage.