Policy, system, and environmental interventions addressing obesity and diet-related outcomes in early childhood education settings: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Early childhood education (ECE) settings play an important role in child dietary intake and excess weight gain. Policy, systems, and environment (PSE) approaches have potential to reduce disparities in children at higher risk for obesity. The purpose of this review was to (1) characterize the inclusion of populations at higher risk for obesity in ECE interventions and (2) identify effective ECE interventions in these populations. Seven databases were searched for ECE interventions. Intervention characteristics and methodological quality were assessed in 35 articles representing 34 interventions. Interventions identified were mainly a combination of ECE and parent interventions (41%) or stand-alone ECE intervention (29%), with few multisector efforts (23%) or government regulations assessed

SUBMITTER: Kracht CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10214414 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature