Are school‐based physical activity interventions effective and equitable? A meta‐analysis of cluster randomized controlled trials with accelerometer‐assessed activity

R Love, J Adams, EMF van Sluijs - Obesity Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing at epidemic rates globally, with widening
inequalities between advantaged and disadvantaged groups. Despite the promise of …

The WHO Health Promoting School framework for improving the health and well‐being of students and their academic achievement

R Langford, CP Bonell, HE Jones… - Cochrane database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Health Promoting Schools (HPS)
framework is an holistic, settings‐based approach to promoting health and educational …

Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe–harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents

J Steene-Johannessen, BH Hansen, KE Dalene… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Levels of physical activity and variation in physical activity and sedentary time
by place and person in European children and adolescents are largely unknown. The …

Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time and cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents

U Ekelund, J Luan, LB Sherar, DW Esliger, P Griew… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Sparse data exist on the combined associations between physical activity and
sedentary time with cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy children. Objective To examine …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the overall effects of school-based obesity prevention interventions and effect differences by intervention components

Z Liu, HM Xu, LM Wen, YZ Peng, LZ Lin, S Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity is a serious public health concern. School-based
interventions hold great promise to combat the rising trend of childhood obesity. This …

School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

M Dobbins, H Husson, K DeCorby… - … of systematic reviews, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren: cluster randomised controlled trial

S Kriemler, L Zahner, C Schindler, U Meyer… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the effectiveness of a school based physical activity programme during
one school year on physical and psychological health in young schoolchildren. Design …

Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years

E Mead, T Brown, K Rees, LB Azevedo… - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Child and adolescent overweight and obesity has increased globally, and can
be associated with significant short‐and long‐term health consequences. This is an update …

Physical activity intensity, bout-duration, and cardiometabolic risk markers in children and adolescents

J Tarp, A Child, T White, K Westgate, A Bugge… - International journal of …, 2018 - nature.com
Objectives: To determine the role of physical activity intensity and bout-duration in
modulating associations between physical activity and cardiometabolic risk markers …

Systematic review of school‐based interventions that focus on changing dietary intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity: an update to the …

T Brown, C Summerbell - Obesity reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
To determine the effectiveness of school‐based interventions that focus on changing dietary
intake and physical activity levels to prevent childhood obesity. MEDLINE and EMBASE …