Strategies and interventions for healthy adolescent growth, nutrition, and development

D Hargreaves, E Mates, P Menon, H Alderman… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Adolescence is a pivotal point in the life course, characterised by transformative physical,
cognitive, and emotional growth, an openness to change, and a drive to reshape the social …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions with health education to reduce body mass index in adolescents aged 10 to 19 years

CM Jacob, PL Hardy-Johnson, HM Inskip… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Adolescents are increasingly susceptible to obesity, and thus at risk of later non-
communicable diseases, due to changes in food choices, physical activity levels and …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of obesity and overweight in the Iranian population: findings of STEPs 2016

S Djalalinia, S Saeedi Moghaddam… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Obesity has become a common health problem all over the world. Benefiting
from a national representative sample, the present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of …

Effects of a community‐based diabetes prevention program for Latino youth with obesity: a randomized controlled trial

EG Soltero, ML Olson, AN Williams, YP Konopken… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined the short‐and long‐term effects of a community‐based
lifestyle intervention among Latino youth with obesity. Methods Latino adolescents (14‐16 …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of pediatric obesity prevention policies: a comprehensive systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials

S Taghizadeh, MA Farhangi - Journal of translational medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity persists as a serious public health problem. In the current
meta-analysis, we summarized the results of controlled trials that evaluated the effect of …

[PDF][PDF] Levels and trends of BMI, obesity, and overweight at national and sub-national levels in Iran from 1990 to 2016; a comprehensive pooled analysis of half a …

S Djalalinia, P Mehdipour, B Mohajer… - Archives of Iranian …, 2021 - journalaim.com
Background: In developing countries like Iran, the burden of obesity increases through
comorbid diseases. We estimated the mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Pediatric obesity and eating disorders symptoms: the role of the multidisciplinary treatment. A systematic review

R De Giuseppe, I Di Napoli, D Porri, H Cena - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of obesity in children/adolescents has increased worldwide during the past
30 years, becoming a significant public health concern; prevention, and management of …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of self-efficacy in eating behavior and physical activity change of overweight and non-overweight adolescent girls participating in healthy me: a …

A Dzielska, J Mazur, H Nałęcz, A Oblacińska… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Very little is known about how multicomponent interventions directed to entire populations
work in selected groups of adolescents. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the …

[HTML][HTML] The levels of BMI and patterns of obesity and overweight during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience from the Iran STEPs 2021 survey

S Djalalinia, M Yoosefi, S Shahin, E Ghasemi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Obesity and its increasing burden have become an urgent health problem all
over the world. Benefiting from a national representative sample, the present study aimed to …

School-based interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of cluster randomised controlled trials

TJH Ho, LJ Cheng, Y Lau - Public Health Nutrition, 2021 - cambridge.org
Objective: Schools offer an ideal setting for childhood obesity interventions due to their
access to children and adolescents. This review aimed to systematically review the impact of …