SynthesisNutrients2024
Effectiveness of Universal Community Engagement Childhood Obesity Interventions at Improving Weight-Related and Behavioral Outcomes among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Municipality-Based Lifestyle Intervention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity: 4-Years Follow-Up on BMI Trajectories.Clinical obesity · 2026Article
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- Overweight, Obesity, and Lifestyle Behaviors in Immigrants and Native Children in Madrid-ASOMAD Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundUniversal community engagement interventions can address childhood obesity.
objectivesThis review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions in improving body mass index (BMI) (primary outcome) as well as dietary choices and activity levels (secondary outcomes) among children and adolescents.
methodsEight electronic databases were searched from inception dates to January 2024. A meta-analysis was conducted using the random-effect model, when appropriate; otherwise, the findings were narratively synthesized. Heterogeneity was determined by the I
resultsTwenty-two studies were included in this review. The results showed that these interventions had a limited effect in improving children's standardized BMI (BMI-z) scores post-intervention. A meta-analysis on BMI-z scores showed that the intervention group had a statistically non-significantly lower BMI-z score than the control group (MD = -0.02, 95%CI = [-0.07, 0.03], Z = 0.83,
conclusionsUniversal community engagement interventions have the potential to address childhood obesity. Children and adolescents could benefit more from interventions that focus on implementing both environmental and behavioral changes, and interventions that include parental involvement.
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