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Chapter 5
Concerning compliance, 42 (59%) of the 71 subjects in the intervention group, attended at least 5 Go4it sessions. The reasons for not attending the Go4it sessions included lack of motivation to change dietary habits, lack of belief of parents in their child’s potential success to lose weight, previous unsuccessful dieting experiences, travel distance and the limited time of working parents and schoolchildren. Seven of the 29 subjects who attended less than 5 sessions never started the Go4it program. At 6 months, 21 (48%) subjects in the control group had never visited a dietician, 4 subjects visited a dietician once, 6 twice, 7 3 or more times, and for 6 subjects it is unknown. The main reported reason for, not making an appointment was lack of motivation because of previous unsuccessful dieting experiences with or without a dietician (31).
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