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 …

Worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity has increased greatly during the past three
decades. The increasing occurrence in children of disorders such as type 2 diabetes is …

What is physical literacy? What are the benefits of being physically literate? The term
'physical literacy'describes the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and …

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 …

Background: Childhood obesity is a global health problem with short-and long-term health
consequences. This systematic review presents a summary of the experiences on different …

Background Pediatric obesity impacts on multiple domains of psychological health,
including self‐esteem and body image. Objective To determine the effect of multicomponent …

Objective To determine whether modifying eating behaviour with use of a feedback device
facilitates weight loss in obese adolescents. Design Randomised controlled trial with 12 …

Lifestyle interventions are regarded as the therapy of choice in children with obesity. The
efficiency of lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity has been proven by several …

Objective. To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of a multifaceted, community-based weight
intervention program for children using exergaming technology (activity-promoting video …

Objective Review published findings on self-esteem and pediatric overweight, and changes
in self-esteem subsequent to weight management programs. Methods We used PsycInfo …