• A Pilot Study On Cognitive-behavioral Approach For Combatting Childhood Obesity In Qatar 

      Ahmedna, Mohamed; Darzi, Ara; Gately, Paul; Vlaev, Ivo; Al-saadi, Aziza; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Levels of overweight and obesity have reached alarming proportions in Qatar and other Gulf nations. In Qatar, the need to establish national strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity was recognized in the ...
    • Testing a multicomponent lifestyle intervention for combatting childhood obesity 

      Vlaev, Ivo; Taylor, Michael J.; Taylor, David; Gately, Paul; Gunn, Laura H.; ... more authors ( BMC , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Childhood obesity is a major global health concern. Weight-management camps involving delivery of a program of physical activity, health education, and healthy eating are an effective treatment, although ...