• Intervention
    What is the effectiveness of using a prescribed dietary plan as part of an intervention program for adolescent (ages 13-18) obesity?
    • Conclusion

      Including a prescribed diet plan as part of a multi-component weight management program results in improvements in adiposity in adolescents in both the short-term and longer-term (more than one year).

    • Grade: I
      • 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.
    • Search Plan and Results: PWM: Treatment Format: Prescribed Diet Plan 2003
       
    What is the effectiveness of using a prescribed dietary plan as part of an intervention program for child (ages 6-12) obesity?
    • Conclusion

      Including a prescribed diet plan as part of a multi-component weight-management program results in improvements in adiposity in children in both the short-term and longer-term (more than one year).

    • Grade: I
      • 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.
    • Search Plan and Results: PWM: Treatment Format: Prescribed Diet Plan 2003
       
    What is the effectiveness of using nutrition education without a prescribed diet plan as the dietary component of a multicomponent pediatric weight management program in adolescents (ages 13-18)?
    • Conclusion

      In adolescents (ages 13-18), using nutrition education alone (without some form of individualized diet plan with the child or child and family) as part of a multicomponent weight management program is associated with short term and longer term (>1 year) improvement in adiposity measures.

    • Grade: II
      • 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.
    • Search Plan and Results: PWM: Treatment Format: Prescribed Diet Plan 2003
       
    What is the effectiveness of using nutrition education without a prescribed diet plan as the dietary component of a multicomponent pediatric weight management program in children (ages 6-12)?
    • Conclusion

      In children (ages six to 12), using nutrition education alone (without some form of individualized diet plan with the child or child and family) as part of a multi-component weight-management program may be associated with short-term improvement in adiposity measures. Longer-term results (more than one year) are less consistent.

    • Grade: III
      • 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.
    • Search Plan and Results: PWM: Treatment Format: Prescribed Diet Plan 2003