Interventions for preventing obesity in children

L Hooper, Y Gao, A Zayegh, S Ijaz… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Prevention of childhood obesity is an international public health priority given
the significant impact of obesity on acute and chronic diseases, general health, development …

School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Andermo, M Hallgren, TTD Nguyen, S Jonsson… - Sports medicine …, 2020 - Springer
Background Low levels of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and mental health
problems are issues that have received considerable attention in the last decade. The aim of …

Supporting public health priorities: recommendations for physical education and physical activity promotion in schools

AP Hills, DR Dengel, DR Lubans - Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 2015 - Elsevier
Physical activity (PA) provides numerous physiological and psychosocial benefits. However,
lifestyle changes, including reduced PA opportunities in multiple settings, have resulted in …

What childhood obesity prevention programmes work? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Y Wang, L Cai, Y Wu, RF Wilson, C Weston… - Obesity …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Previous reviews of childhood obesity prevention have focused largely on schools and
findings have been inconsistent. Funded by the US A gency for H ealthcare R esearch and …

A systematic review of digital interventions for improving the diet and physical activity behaviors of adolescents

T Rose, M Barker, CM Jacob, L Morrison… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2017 - Elsevier
Many adolescents have poor diet and physical activity behaviors, which can lead to the
development of noncommunicable diseases in later life. Digital platforms offer inexpensive …

The effects of physical activity interventions on psychosocial outcomes in adolescents: A meta-analytic review

A Spruit, M Assink, E van Vugt, C van der Put… - Clinical psychology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Physical activity interventions are often implemented in the adolescent mental health care
practice to prevent or treat psychosocial problems. To date, no systematic review of the effect …

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

SE Neil-Sztramko, H Caldwell… - Cochrane database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

Smart-phone obesity prevention trial for adolescent boys in low-income communities: the ATLAS RCT

JJ Smith, PJ Morgan, RC Plotnikoff, KA Dally… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Active Teen Leaders
Avoiding Screen-time (ATLAS) intervention for adolescent boys, an obesity prevention …

A systematic review of the effectiveness of individual, community and societal level interventions at reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity amongst children

FC Hillier-Brown, CL Bambra, JM Cairns, A Kasim… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Tackling childhood obesity is one of the major contemporary public health
policy challenges and vital in terms of addressing socioeconomic health inequalities. We …

The prospective association between objectively measured sedentary time, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors in youth: a …

T Skrede, J Steene‐Johannessen… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sedentary time and moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may be uniquely related
to cardiometabolic health. Excessive sedentary time is suggested as an independent …