School-based intervention programs for preventing obesity and promoting physical activity and fitness: a systematic review

HS Yuksel, FN Şahin, N Maksimovic, P Drid… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the significant decrease in physical activity rates, the importance of intervention
programs in the schools, where children spend a significant part of the day, has become …

Effectiveness of school-based physical activity and nutrition interventions with direct parental involvement on children's BMI and energy balance-related behaviors–A …

SRB Verjans-Janssen, I van de Kolk, DHH Van Kann… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The aims of this systematic review were to study the effectiveness of primary
school-based physical activity, sedentary behavior and nutrition interventions with direct …

Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease

L Wolfenden, NK Nathan, R Sutherland… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A number of school‐based policies or practices have been found to be effective
in improving child diet and physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, tobacco …

The associations between sleep duration and sleep quality with body-mass index in a large sample of young adults

T Krističević, L Štefan, G Sporiš - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: The main aims of this study were to explore the associations between time
spent in bed (as a proxy of sleep duration) and sleep quality with overweight/obesity status …

A systematic review of multi-component comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) interventions

A Pulling Kuhn, P Stoepker… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To identify, review, and describe multicomponent physical activity (PA)
interventions in terms of:(a) number and combination of Comprehensive School Physical …

Effects of a physical activity intervention on schoolchildren fitness

A Di Maglie, S Marsigliante, G My… - Physiological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The global prevalence of childhood obesity is high. Obesity main causes are linked to
sedentary lifestyles. Increasing physical activity (PA) and reducing sedentary activities are …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based obesity interventions in mainland China

L Feng, DM Wei, ST Lin, R Maddison, C Ni Mhurchu… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Numerous school-based interventions for childhood obesity have been
emerging in mainland China in recent decades, but little is known about the effectiveness of …

School‐based physical activity interventions in rural and urban/suburban communities: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

CD Pfledderer, RD Burns, W Byun, RL Carson… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Disparities in physical activity and health outcomes exist between urban and rural youth.
School settings can be utilized to promote physical activity in youth regardless of urban …

Geographical variation and urban-rural disparity of overweight and obesity in Chinese school-aged children between 2010 and 2014: two successive national cross …

Y Dong, Y Ma, B Dong, Z Zou, P Hu, Z Wang, Y Yang… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose The urban-rural disparity for childhood overweight and obesity shows different
patterns in most countries. This study aimed to examine the recent trend of urban-rural …

[HTML][HTML] Association of nutrition behavior and food intake with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan: a cross-sectional …

M Tanveer, E Asghar, U Tanveer, N Roy… - AIMS Public …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose This study aimed to assess the association between nutrition behavior, food intake,
being overweight, and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents aged 9 to 17 …