Obesity is associated with increased risk of mortality, atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, coronary heart disease, colorectal cancer and death from all causes (Flegal et al., 2005), is credited with over 111,000 deaths annually in the US (Flegal et al., 2005), shortens the lifespan by 5-20 years (Fontaine et al., 2003) and results in $150 billion in annual health-related expenditures (Finkelstein et al., 2009). Despite alarming increases in both adult and childhood obesity in recent decades, obesity rates in adolescents have grown at an even faster rate (Ogden et al., 2012; NCHS, 2012). Adolescent obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years and continues to rise (Ogden et al., 2012; NCHS, 2012). Obese adolescents are more likely to have high cholesterol and high blood pressure, prediabetes, bone/joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self-esteem (DHHS, 2010; CDC, 2011). Unfortunately, virtually all obesity treatments result in only transient weight loss (Turk et al., 2009). Evidence suggests that it is nearly impossible for individuals to maintain behavioral weight losses once they have been obese for an extended period of time (Ochner et al., 2013). Although bariatric surgery can result in more persistent weight loss, this invasive procedure is contraindicated for numerous individuals, particularly children (Martin et al., 2010). Thus, a pressing public health priority is to develop simple and effective obesity prevention programs.