SynthesisJournal of translational medicine2020
The effectiveness of pediatric obesity prevention policies: a comprehensive systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials.
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- Which school-based interventions work better to combat obesity in children? A network meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Time-course effects of exercise intervention on executive function in adolescents with obesity.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Ultra-Processed Food, Reward System and Childhood Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Trend Impact Analysis (TIA) of community-based futures study for pediatric obesity in Iran.BMC pediatrics · 2023Review
- Longitudinal associations between weight status and academic achievement in primary school children.Pediatric obesity · 2023Article
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- Prevention and Treatment of Cardiometabolic Diseases in Children with Overweight and Obesity: The Future of Healthcare.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Stakeholders perspectives of barriers and facilitators of childhood obesity prevention policies in Iran: A Delphi method study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Childhood obesity prevention policies in Iran: a policy analysis of agenda-setting using Kingdon's multiple streams.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Stakeholder analysis of childhood obesity prevention policies in Iran.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood obesity persists as a serious public health problem. In the current meta-analysis, we summarized the results of controlled trials that evaluated the effect of obesity prevention policies in children and adolescents.
methodsThree databases (SCOPUS, PubMed and Embase) were searched for studies published before the 6th April 2020, by reported outcome measures of body mass index (BMI) and BMI-Z
resultsThe results showed that the obesity-prevention policies had significant effect in reducing BMI (WMD: - 0.127; CI - 0.198, - 0.056; P < 0.001). These changes were not significant for BMI-Z
conclusionIn conclusion, the obesity prevention policies in short-term periods of less than 2 years, in rather early age of school with approaches of change in both of diet and physical activity, could be more effective in prevention of childhood obesity. Trial registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019138359.
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