SynthesisNutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia2023
Weight-neutral interventions in young people with high body mass index: A systematic review.
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- Strategies to improve recruitment to multicomponent group programs for overweight and obesity: a systematic review.Frontiers in health services · 2025Pooled it
- Weight-neutral interventions in young people with high body mass index: A systematic review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2023Pooled it
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- Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of a Non-Weight-Centric Approach to Obesity Prevention in Rural and Urban Female Adolescents: Quasi-Experimental Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Intuitive Eating Intervention in Physically Active Adults: Effects on Anthropometry, Athletic Performance, Eating Attitudes, and Body Image.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Weight-neutral interventions for people with obesity and the perspective of patients, carers and healthcare professionals: a mixed methods review.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to lifestyle behavior change and goal setting in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Debating Weight Loss vs. Weight Neutral Strategies for Improvements of Health.Current obesity reports · 2024Review
- Effects of health at every size based interventions on health-related outcomes and body mass, in a short and a long term.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
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- Learning to Breathe with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes or Prediabetes.Diabetes, obesity, and cardiometabolic CAREArticle
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Abstract
aimThis systematic review explored the feasibility, acceptability and effect on health outcomes of weight-neutral interventions in health improvement-seeking young people with overweight/obesity.
methodsSix databases were searched to March 2021 for health, but not weight, focused interventions (PROSPERO, CRD42020152671). Eligible studies recruited young people (10-24 years) with overweight/obesity. The studies were described using narrative synthesis, with numerical results summarised. The quality of included studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools.
resultsSix articles were included, representing three pilot studies. Study 1 (n = 37, 14-17 years) compared a 6-week mindful eating program with single-session lifestyle education; Study 2 (n = 35, 14-17 years) compared 12-week weight-neutral lifestyle education focused on intuitive eating and carbohydrate quality, with/without guided imagery; and Study 3 (n = 33, 12-17 years) compared a 6-week mindfulness intervention with cognitive behavioural therapy in adolescents with depressive symptoms at risk of type 2 diabetes. All interventions explored feasibility (intervention group retention 57%-88%, attendance >80%) and reported interventions were acceptable. Studies 1 and 3 reported no change in mindfulness. Study 2 reported an increase (p < 0.05) in intuitive eating following weight-neutral plus guided imagery (0.32 ± 0.36, Hawks' Scale, score 1-4), compared with weight-neutral alone (0.15 ± 0.29). Study 1 reported decreased body mass index (p < 0.001) following mindful eating (-1.1 kg/m
conclusionsWeight-neutral interventions may be feasible and acceptable in adolescents with overweight/obesity in the short term (≤12 weeks), but data are limited.
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