Obesity and eating disorders in integrative prevention programmes for adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Obesity and eating disorders are public health problems that have lifelong financial and personal costs and common risk factors, for example, body dissatisfaction, weight teasing and disordered eating. Obesity prevention interventions might lead to the development of an eating disorder since focusing on weight may contribute to excessive concern with diet and weight. Therefore, the proposed research will assess whether integrating obesity and eating disorder prevention procedures ('integrated approach') do better than single approach interventions in preventing obesity among adolescents, and if integrated approaches influence weight-related outcomes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:Integrated obesity and eating disorder prevention interventions will be identified. Randomised controlled t

SUBMITTER: Leme ACB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5914714 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature