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ArticleCurrent nutrition reports2024

The Role of Energy Balance-Related Behaviors (EBRBs) and their Determinants on the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children in Need, in Greece: A Scoping Review.

Adriana Mannino, Anela Halilagic, Matzourana Argyropoulou, George Siopis, Renos Roussos, Vaios Svolos, Christina Mavrogianni, Odysseas Androutsos, Theodora Mouratidou, Yannis Manios and 1 more

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Article in Current nutrition reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Childhood overweight and obesity survey: an overlooked public health issue.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Adriana ManninoDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, School Allied Health, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd &, Kingsbury Dr, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6846-4261
Anela HalilagicDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, School Allied Health, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd &, Kingsbury Dr, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-7028
Matzourana ArgyropoulouDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Attica, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-3065
George SiopisMonash Rural Health, Northways Road, Churchill, VIC, 3842, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1407-0846
Renos RoussosDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Sitia, 72300, Crete, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-9681
Vaios SvolosSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7785-4245
Christina MavrogianniDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Attica, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-6832
Odysseas AndroutsosLab of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Physical Education, Sports Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2849-1994
Theodora MouratidouDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Sitia, 72300, Crete, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3726-1066
Yannis ManiosDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University of Athens, Kallithea, Athens, Attica, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6486-114X
George MoschonisDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, School Allied Health, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd &, Kingsbury Dr, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC, 3086, Australia. g.moschonis@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3009-6675

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimThere is scarce literature concerning 'children in need' at a European level (including Greece), particularly regarding energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) associated with overweight and obesity. This scoping review aimed to synthesize evidence on the EBRBs associated with overweight and obesity among 'children in need' in Greece and their key determinants.

methodsInclusion criteria included children (0-18 years) who were 'in need', living with overweight or obesity, residing in Greece, and which included data on EBRBs and their potential determinants. APA PsychInfo, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, as well as grey literature (in Greek/English), were searched (without publication date limitations). Data was extracted using an adapted Joanna Briggs Institute tool.

resultsSeven studies were identified (n = 141-7,283 participants), highlighting prevalent EBRBs, categorized into groups; nutrition (lower diet quality, poor dietary habits, higher intake of carbohydrates, sugar sweetened beverage consumption, low adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern, lack of daily breakfast consumption), sleep (low sleep duration), and sedentary behaviors / physical activity (television in children's bedrooms, high screen time, low physical activity, high sedentary time). Key determinants included low parental education, food culture, food preparation by grandmothers, the home environment, parental dietary choices, and lower socioeconomic status, etc.

conclusionThis review identified specific EBRBs associated with overweight and obesity affecting children in need in Greece and their determining factors. These findings should guide future research, tailored intervention programs, and public health policies (i.e. the European Child Guarantee Strategy) targeted at this understudied priority population of children in need, in Greece. Review registration number: Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/w7qdu.

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Energy MetabolismFeeding BehaviorPediatric ObesityAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolDietDiet, MediterraneanEnergy IntakeExerciseFemaleGreeceHealth BehaviorHumansInfantMaleChildren in needDeterminantsEnergy balance-related behaviorsGreeceOverweight and obesityVulnerable children

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