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 …

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 …

Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015–2021

RK Hodder, KM O'Brien, S Lorien, L Wolfenden… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Childhood obesity remains a global public health priority due to the enormous
burden it generates. Recent surveillance data suggests there has been a sharp increase in …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to reduce body mass index

HV Lavelle, DF Mackay, JP Pell - Journal of Public Health, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Childhood obesity predisposes to adult obesity and increases the risk of many
diseases. Schools provide a vehicle to deliver public health interventions to all children …

Impact of residential greenness on preschool children's emotional and behavioral problems

B Balseviciene, L Sinkariova, R Grazuleviciene… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the effects of the proximity to city parks and the influence of
residential greenness on children's emotional and behavioral problems. This cross-sectional …

Prevention of overweight and obesity in children and youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Peirson, D Fitzpatrick-Lewis, K Morrison… - … Open Access Journal, 2015 - cmajopen.ca
Background One-third of Canadian children are overweight or obese. This problem carries
considerable concern for negative impacts on current and future health. Promoting healthy …

School-based physical activity interventions among children and adolescents in the Middle East and Arabic speaking countries: A systematic review

A Alalawi, L Blank, E Goyder - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background It is widely recognised that noncommunicable diseases are on the rise
worldwide, partly due to insufficient levels of physical activity (PA). It is a particularly …

Effects of school‐based interventions for direct delivery of physical activity on fitness and cardiometabolic markers in children and adolescents: a systematic review of …

C Sun, A Pezic, G Tikellis, AL Ponsonby… - Obesity …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the effectiveness of school‐based physical activity interventions on fitness,
adiposity and cardiometabolic outcomes among schoolchildren. M edline, E mbase …

[HTML][HTML] Physical and psychological well-being of university students: Survey of eleven faculties in Egypt

W El Ansari, S Labeeb, L Moseley, S Kotb… - … journal of preventive …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: We examined perceived health status and physical and psychological well-
being of 3,271 undergraduate students attending eleven faculties in a university in Egypt …

The effect of physical activity intervention on blood pressure in 18 low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

V Monfared, M Hashemi, F Kiani, R Javid, M Yousefi… - Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background In especially, low and middle-income nations (LMICs), where healthcare
access may be restricted, high blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular …