TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of information placebo on physical activity in overweight and obese children
AU - Fanti-Oren, Shira
AU - Birenbaum-Carmeli, Daphna
AU - Eliakim, Alon
AU - Pantanowitz, Michal
AU - Schujovitzky, Dana
AU - Nemet, Dan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Purpose: To assess the effect of 1 week of consuming a placebo "energy drink"compared with a week of drinking regular water on daily physical activity in obese children participating in a weight reduction multidisciplinary program. Methods: Seventeen prepubertal (age = 128.7 [26.6] m) overweight and obese children (7 females and 10 males) participated in the study. Participants received 7 bottles ofmineral water per week for 2 weeks. Different types of information were randomly provided regarding the drink consumed in each week: Standard (water) versus deliberate positive information (presumed energy drink and placebo). Daily step count was measured using pedometers and compared using paired t test. Results: After consuming the placebo drink, children demonstrated a significantly higher average daily step number (10,452 [4107]) comparedwith the days they drankwater (8168 [2928], P < .005).This differencewas attributedmainly tomale participants.Conclusion: The use of placebo in the form of deliberate positive information was associated with a significant increase in real-life physical activity in overweight and obese children, especially in boys. Positive informationmay be used to encourage childrenwith obesity to enhance daily physical activity and energy expenditure.
AB - Purpose: To assess the effect of 1 week of consuming a placebo "energy drink"compared with a week of drinking regular water on daily physical activity in obese children participating in a weight reduction multidisciplinary program. Methods: Seventeen prepubertal (age = 128.7 [26.6] m) overweight and obese children (7 females and 10 males) participated in the study. Participants received 7 bottles ofmineral water per week for 2 weeks. Different types of information were randomly provided regarding the drink consumed in each week: Standard (water) versus deliberate positive information (presumed energy drink and placebo). Daily step count was measured using pedometers and compared using paired t test. Results: After consuming the placebo drink, children demonstrated a significantly higher average daily step number (10,452 [4107]) comparedwith the days they drankwater (8168 [2928], P < .005).This differencewas attributedmainly tomale participants.Conclusion: The use of placebo in the form of deliberate positive information was associated with a significant increase in real-life physical activity in overweight and obese children, especially in boys. Positive informationmay be used to encourage childrenwith obesity to enhance daily physical activity and energy expenditure.
KW - Exercise performance
KW - Gender
KW - Make-believe drink
KW - Step count
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U2 - 10.1123/pes.2020-0062
DO - 10.1123/pes.2020-0062
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C2 - 33958501
AN - SCOPUS:85113154686
VL - 33
SP - 120
EP - 124
JO - Pediatric Exercise Science
JF - Pediatric Exercise Science
SN - 0899-8493
IS - 3
ER -
