Preventing and treating childhood overweight and obesity in children up to 5 years old: A systematic review by intervention setting.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing worldwide with long-term health consequences. Effective strategies to stem the rising childhood obesity rates are needed but systematic reviews of interventions have reported inconsistent effects. Evaluation of interventions could provide more practically relevant information when considered in the context of the setting in which the intervention was delivered. This systematic review has evaluated diet and physical activity interventions aimed at reducing obesity in children, from birth to 5 years old, by intervention setting. A systematic review of the literature, consistent with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, was performed. Three electronic databases were searched from 2010 up to De

SUBMITTER: Flynn AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218326 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature