Pediatric Overweight/Obesity: Prevention (2021)
Author and Year:
Brown T, Moore T, et al. 2019
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Interventions for preventing obesity in children.
Authors:
Brown T, Moore T, Hooper L, Gao Y, Zayegh A, Ijaz S, Elwenspoek M, Foxen S, Magee L, O'Malley C, Waters E, Summerbell C
Journal:
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Year of publication:
2019
Volume:
7
Issue:
Page numbers:
CD001871
Study Design:
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
High
Inclusion Criteria:
Diet or physical activity interventions or both 0-5, 6-12 or 13-18 years of age; RCTs; educational, health promotion, psychological, family, behavioural therapy, counselling, management strategies; community, school, preschool, child care, home, health care settings.
Exclusion Criteria:
Authors excluded RCTs of interventions designed specifically for the treatment of childhood obesity and RCTs designed to treat eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa; any drug or surgery interventions, as these are treatment interventions; RCTs that were exclusively focused on breast or bottle feeding; RCTs that focused solely on strength and fitness training (not aimed at obesity prevention).
Research Purpose:
The main objective of the review was to determine the effectiveness of a range of interventions that include diet or physical activity components, or both, designed to prevent obesity in children.
Blinding efforts:
Study Location:
NA
Source(s) of Funding:
Please specify names of funders:
None