Interventions to Prevent Obesity in Mexican Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been rising among Mexican children and adolescents in the last decades. To systematically review obesity prevention interventions delivered to Mexican children and adolescents. Thirteen databases and one search engine were searched for evidence from 1995 to 2021. Searches were done in English and Spanish to capture relevant information. Studies with experimental designs, delivered in any setting (e.g., schools or clinics) or digital domains (e.g., social media campaigns) targeting Mexican children or adolescents (≤ 18 years) and reporting weight outcomes, were included in this review. In addition, the risk of bias was appraised with the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool. Twenty-nine studies with 19,136 participants

SUBMITTER: Aceves-Martins M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature