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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 May 24;37(10):1322–1327. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.87

Table 1:

Overview of educational content of modules by experimental arm

Experimental Arm Number of slides Module Content

Food safety (Control)
40		 Prevalence of food borne illnesses in children

Steps to reduce risk of food contamination

Interactions with health care providers for food poisoning in children



Behavioral risk information (BRI)


19		 Trends in obesity and importance of prevention*

Defining healthy BMI*

Health behaviors associated with obesity and risk reduction*

Mothers as role models and for promoting healthy food choices and activity*

Behavioral risk information + family health history risk assessment (BRI+FHH)

39		 Hereditary nature of obesity (evidence from twin studies)

Traits affected by genes (e.g., metabolism, eating in the absence of hunger)

High risk is not destiny -- lifestyle changes can lower risk
*

Content also included in the Family History Risk Assessment Arm