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The objective of this study was to evaluate an educational module for Latino parents about the health effects of sweet beverages. Latino parents were randomized to receive the beverage module or a control module. Child beverage consumption was assessed at baseline, 2 weeks, 2 months, and 3 months via a beverage recall survey. At 2-week follow-up, children of intervention participants had a mean reduction in 7-day total sugar-sweetened beverage and 100% fruit juice consumption of 16 ounces while controls had a mean increase of 4 ounces (P = .01). At 2-month and 3-month follow-up, there was a reduction in mean total sugar-sweetened beverage and 100% fruit juice consumption among both intervention and control children. An educational module on beverages for Latino parents reduced child consumption of sweet beverages at 2-week follow-up. However, study participation appears to have also reduced controls' beverage consumption suggesting that frequent intensive surveys of beverage intake may be an intervention unto itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study on a behavior change-based pediatric lifestyle changes program designed for overweight/obese youths and determines predictors of attrition from pediatric weight management programs. Topics include the Healthy ME: Pediatric Lifestyle Changes program, the results which show that non-Hispanic ethnicity, lower resting blood pressure, and no-showed appointments are predictors of attrition for the Healthy ME program, and the importance of communication and follow-up.