Interventions to prevent obesity in Latinx children birth to 6 years globally: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To conduct a systematic review of obesity prevention interventions in Latinx children ages birth to 6 years published in any language from 2010-2020.

Design

We used PubMed, ERIC, PsycINFO, Scopus, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Google Scholar databases to conduct a search on May 1 2020, January 1 2021 and November 1 2022. We included randomised controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies and non-randomised interventions with a control or comparison group that reported measures of adiposity.

Setting

Interventions taking place in the United States, Latin America or the Caribbean.

Participants

Latinx children ages birth to 6 years.

Results

Of 8601 unique records identified, forty manuscripts about thirty-nine unique studies de

SUBMITTER: Bleiweiss-Sande R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature