Effective weight loss for overweight children: a meta-analysis of intervention studies
Childhood overweight has increased in the United States. Success of weight-loss programs has been limited (Barlow, S.E., & Dietz, W.H. (1998). Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert committee recomendations. Pediatrics, 102, e29.). The purpose of this investigation was to systematically examine the effectiveness of weight-loss interventions for children. For this meta-analysis, seven weight-loss intervention studies were coded and quality index scores calculated. The interventions had a significant positive effect on weight-loss average d = 0.95, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.79 to 1.11. Limited interventional studies with effective long-term maintenance of weight loss in children are available in the literature. However, there are effective methods for weight loss in children.
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- Prevalence
- Patient Education as Topic
- Obesity
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Weight Loss
- United States
- Treatment Outcome
- Risk Factors
- Research Design
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Psychotherapy, Group
- Prevalence
- Patient Education as Topic
- Obesity