Interventions for preventing obesity in children

L Hooper, Y Gao, A Zayegh, S Ijaz… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Prevention of childhood obesity is an international public health priority given
the significant impact of obesity on acute and chronic diseases, general health, development …

Implementation of school based physical activity interventions: a systematic review

PJ Naylor, L Nettlefold, D Race, C Hoy, MC Ashe… - Preventive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Implementation science is an emerging area in physical activity (PA) research. We
sought to establish the current state of the evidence related to implementation of school …

School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

SE Neil-Sztramko, H Caldwell… - Cochrane database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015–2021

RK Hodder, KM O'Brien, S Lorien, L Wolfenden… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Childhood obesity remains a global public health priority due to the enormous
burden it generates. Recent surveillance data suggests there has been a sharp increase in …

School-based interventions modestly increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness but are least effective for youth who need them most: an individual …

TB Hartwig, T Sanders, D Vasconcellos… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To determine if subpopulations of students benefit equally from school-based
physical activity interventions in terms of cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity. To …

Socioeconomic gradients in the effects of universal school-based health behaviour interventions: a systematic review of intervention studies

GF Moore, HJ Littlecott, R Turley, E Waters, S Murphy - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviour emerge in early life before
tracking into adulthood. Many interventions to improve childhood health behaviours are …

Spinal pain in adolescents: prevalence, incidence, and course: a school-based two-year prospective cohort study in 1,300 Danes aged 11–13

E Aartun, J Hartvigsen, N Wedderkopp… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2014 - Springer
Background The severity and course of spinal pain is poorly understood in adolescents. The
study aimed to determine the prevalence and two-year incidence, as well as the course …

School-based interventions to improve cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents: systematic review with meta-analysis

G Minatto, VC Barbosa Filho, J Berria, EL Petroski - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background School-based intervention can contribute to the promotion of cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF) in adolescents. However, it is neces sary to systematize how intervention …

Can policy ameliorate socioeconomic inequities in obesity and obesity‐related behaviours? A systematic review of the impact of universal policies on adults and …

DL Olstad, M Teychenne, LM Minaker… - Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review examined the impact of universal policies on socioeconomic
inequities in obesity, dietary and physical activity behaviours among adults and children …

The effect of Public Health/Pediatric Obesity interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in childhood obesity: A scoping review

F Venturelli, F Ferrari, S Broccoli, L Bonvicini… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Childhood obesity has a strong social gradient. This scoping review aims to synthesize the
evidence on the impact on inequalities of non‐targeted interventions to reduce the …