• Intervention
    What is the evidence to support using a low fat diet (<20% of total daily energy intake) as a means to treat pediatric obesity?
    • Conclusion

      No research was identified in which a diet with less than 20% of total daily energy intake from fat was used to treat childhood obesity. There is insufficient evidence to make a judgment on the effectiveness of using a low-fat diet (under 20% of total daily energy intake) as a means of weight management in children or adolescents.

    • Grade: V
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.