Systematic review on community-based interventions targeting prevention of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing obesity rates, community-based interventions (CBIs) have gained attention as more evidence suggests that the environment has a significant impact on individuals' behaviors. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of CBIs for preventing overweight/obesity in children and adolescents.

Subject and methods

We searched PubMed (January 2011-December 2024) for studies evaluating CBIs for the prevention of overweight and obesity. We included controlled interventional studies that reported weight-related outcomes. The assessment of risks of bias of the included studies was performed using the Cochrane Collaboration tool. Results are reported in systematic evidence tables, including information on main study characteristics and effect sizes.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Santamaria J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605465 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature