Diabetes Prevention Program for Obese Latino Youth

"Youth participants randomized to participate in the experimental group will attend weekly healthy lifestyles education session with their parent(s)/guardian(s) and will also attend exercise sessions 3 times a week for 12 weeks. The education sessions will cover topics such as healthy eating choices, roles and responsibilities of both parents and youth in the realm of the family unit as well as in youth's own health, and self esteem among other topics. The exercise sessions will incorporate both aerobic and resistance training as well as other free-play physical activities i.e. basketball, volleyball etc."