Nazmiye Çray Gündüzoğlu's scientific contributions

... In contrast, there is robust consensus and evidence that the major factor limiting success in childhood obesity management programs is the high withdrawal rate observed throughout follow-up at all levels of assistance [7], reaching up to 92% after 2 years in some reports [8], with sociodemographic and anthropometric features being potential predictors of a higher risk of attrition [9,10]. Among these factors, the perception that obesity is not a disease state [9], initial weight loss wrongly assumed as "curation" [9,10] and, most importantly, lack of sustained weight loss [11], have been postulated as the main risk factors for early termination of intervention programs in children and adolescents with obesity. ...