Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Obese Children

The participants will receive treatment based on nutrition clinical practice guideline for the management of childhood obesity. Participants in IG will be received a nutrition clinical practice guideline for the management of childhood obesity that comprised several activities, including nutrition counselling, aerobic sessions, a hands-on activity (healthy food preparation) and 'Sharing is Caring'. The Nutrition Practice Guideline for the Management of Childhood Obesity that comprised recommendations for assessment of nutritional status, determination of energy requirement, dietary prescriptions and physical activity modifications will be used. Participants' SOC for dietary and physical activity behaviors will be determined before any information was given to ensure that the selected educational topic will be tailored to the participant's current SOC.

The participants will receive treatment based on the existing practice for the management of childhood obesity. Only nutritional counseling will be received by CG and standard treatment based on current practices by most dietitians in Malaysia for weight management of obese children will be used.