Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in child obesity; systematic review with meta-analysis: DARE critical appraisal
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.21.4.304Keywords:
Adolescent, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Body Composition, Body Mass Index, Body Weight, Child, Diet, Reducing, Exercise, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Insulin, Insulin ResistanceAbstract
CRD summaryThe authors concluded that lifestyle interventions incorporating dietary, exercise and/or behavioural therapy components were effective in treating childhood obesity under various conditions at least up to one year. This was a generally well-conducted review but variations in intervention durations, settings and components precluded identification of the format likely to work best in practice and in the long-term.