A Family-based Intervention to Promote Healthy Lifestyles in an Aboriginal Community in Canada

ContextObesity is a major public health problem in North America, particularly in Aboriginal people.ObjectiveTo determine if a household-based lifestyle intervention is effective at reducing energy intake and increasing physical activity among Aboriginal families after 6 months.Design, Participants, and InterventionRandomized, open trial of 57 Aboriginal households recruited between May 2004 and April 2005 from the Six Nations Reserve in …