[Effects of family based education programs on body mass index of overweight and obese children: an intervention based on the social-cognitive theory]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Overweight and obesity in children has been documented to be major health problem. This study is the educational intervention of child`s parents according to the social cognitive theory [SCT] for their body mass index [bmi] decrease in overweight and obese children of pre-elementary grade in Zarrinshahr