O-Meara et al., 19981818 O'Meara S, Glenny AM, Sheldon T, Melville A, Wilson C. Systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions used in the management of obesity. J Hum Nutr Diet. 1998;11:203-6.
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Jan 1997 |
Children and adults
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Dietary, behavioral and exercise interventions |
No intervention |
Weight, fat content, and fat distribution |
Snethen et al., 20064242 Snethen JA, Broome ME, Cashin SE. Effective weight loss for overweight children: a meta-analysis of intervention studies. J Pediatr Nurs. 2006;21:45-56.
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1980 to 2002 |
Overweight/obesity (6 -16 y) |
Any intervention with activity, instruction, training or program implemented for the purpose of assisting the overweight child to lose weight |
No intervention or waiting list control |
Weight |
Atlantis et al., 20061414 Atlantis E, Barnes EH, Singh MA. Efficacy of exercise for treating overweight in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Int J Obes (Lond). 2006;30:1027-40.
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2004 |
Overweight/obese (<18 y) |
At least one exercise or physical activity treatment arm was investigated either in isolation or as an adjunct to an alternative treatment simultaneously prescribed to the control/comparison group (e.g ., exercise plus caloric intake of 1000 kcal/days vs. caloric intake of 1000 kcal/days) |
No exercise |
Percent body fat, body weight, central obesity, waist girth |
Collins et al., 20062626 Collins CE, Warren J, Neve M, McCoy P, Stokes BJ. Measuring effectiveness of dietetic interventions in child obesity: a systematic review of randomized trials. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:906-22.
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1975 to 2003 |
Overweight/obese (<18 y) |
Dietary intervention alone or in combination with lifestyle modifications and/or psychological therapies |
No intervention |
Weight |
Young et al., 20073434 Young KM, Northern JJ, Lister KM, Drummond JA, O'Brien WH. A meta-analysis of family-behavioral weight-loss treatments for children. Clin Psychol Rev. 2007;27:240-9.
|
NA |
Obese (5 -12 y) |
Behavioral or cognitive -behavioral techniques with family involvement |
No intervention |
Percent overweight, weight, and BMI or BMI Z -score |
McGovern et al., 20084040 McGovern L, Johnson JN, Paulo R, Hettinger A, Singhal V, Kamath C, et al. Clinical review Treatment of pediatric obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008;93:4600-5.
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Feb 2006 |
Overweight/obese (2 -18 y) |
Pharmacological (sibutramine, orlistat, metformin), dietary intervention only, physical activity intervention only, dietary intervention and physical activity intervention |
No intervention |
BMI, percent overweight, percent fat-free mass, and visceral adiposity |
Kamath et al., 20082020 Kamath CC, Vickers KS, Ehrlich A, McGovern L, Johnson J, Singhal V, et al. Clinical review: behavioral interventions to prevent childhood obesity: a systematic review and metaanalyses of randomized trials. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008;93:4606-15.
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Feb 2006 |
Children and adolescents (2 -18 y) |
Increase physical activity or decrease sedentary activity or increase healthy dietary behavior or reduce unhealthy dietary behavior |
No intervention |
Dietary behavior and BMI |
Katz et al., 20082121 Katz DL, O'Connell M, Njike VY, Yeh MC, Nawaz H. Strategies for the prevention and control of obesity in the school setting: systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008;32:1780-9.
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1966 to Oct 2004 |
Overweight/obese (3 -18 y) |
Nutrition and physical activity intervention |
No intervention |
BMI |
Harris et al., 20093636 Harris KC, Kuramoto LK, Schulzer M, Retallack JE. Effect of school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index in children: a meta-analysis. CMAJ. 2009;180:719-26.
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Jan 1966 to Sept 2008 |
Eutrophic, overweight and obese (5 -18 y) |
School-based physical activity |
No intervention |
BMI and anthropometric measures (percent body fat, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, triceps skin-fold thickness, and subscapular skin-fold thickness) |
Kanekar et al., 20084141 Kanekar A, Sharma M. Meta-analysis of school-based childhood obesity interventions in the U.K. and U.S.. Int Q Community Health Educ. 2008;29:241-56.
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2000 to 2007 |
Overweight/obese (<18 y) |
School-based childhood obesity interventions |
No intervention or usual school activity or writing materials |
BMI |
Kesten et al., 20112222 Kesten JM, Griffiths PL, Cameron N. A systematic review to determine the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent overweight and obesity in pre-adolescent girls. Obes Rev. 2011;12:997-1021.
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1990 to Feb 2010 |
Overweight/obese girls (7 -11 y) |
Physical activity, dietary or lifestyle modification within the school, family or community setting |
No intervention |
BMI, physical activity, and nutrition behavior |
Luckner et al., 20122323 Luckner H, Moss JR, Gericke CA. Effectiveness of interventions to promote healthy weight in general populations of children and adults: a meta-analysis. Eur J Public Health. 2012;22:491-7.
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Nov 2008 |
Overweight (≤18 y) |
Physical activity, education, nutrition and reduction of TV viewing |
No intervention |
BMI |
Lavelle et al., 20123131 Lavelle HV, Mackay DF, Pell JP. Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to reduce body mass index. J Public Health. 2012;34:360-9.
|
Feb 2011 |
Overweight/obese (≤18 y) |
Physical activity and/or nutrition and/or sedentary behavior in school setting |
No intervention |
BMI |
Friedrich et al., 20122828 Friedrich RR, Schuch I, Wagner MB. Effect of interventions on the body mass index of school-age students. Rev Saude Publica. 2012;46:551-60.
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1998 to Aug 2010 |
Children and adolescents (4 -19 y)
|
Physical activity and/or nutrition education |
No intervention |
BMI |
Ho et al., 20123030 Ho M, Garnett SP, Baur L, Burrows T, Stewart L, Neve M, et al. Effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in child obesity: systematic review with meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2012;130:e1647-71.
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1975 to 2010 |
Overweight/obese (≤18 y) |
Lifestyle intervention programs incorporating a nutrition or dietary component |
No treatment or wait-list control, usual care, or minimal advice or written dietary and physical activity education materials |
BMI, BMI Z -score, lipids, glucose, insulin, and blood pressure |
Sbruzzi et al., 20132424 Sbruzzi G, Eibel B, Barbiero SM, Petkowicz RO, Ribeiro RA, Cesa CC, et al. Educational interventions in childhood obesity: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Prev Med. 2013;56:254-64.
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May 2012 |
Eutrophic, overweight or obese (6 -12 y) |
Educational interventions (intervention strategy performed in the school and/or family) during at least 6 months |
Usual care or no intervention for prevention or treatment of childhood obesity |
BMI, BMI Z -score, weight, waist circumference (cm), blood pressure, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
Ho et al., 20133737 Ho M, Garnett SP, Baur LA, Burrows T, Stewart L, Neve M, et al. Impact of dietary and exercise interventions on weight change and metabolic outcomes in obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167:759-68.
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1975 to 2010 |
Overweight/obese (≤18 y) |
Dietary intervention programs, dietary plus exercise or an exercise-only intervention |
Dietary-only vs. dietary plus exercise intervention; dietary-only vs. exercise-only intervention |
BMI, body fat percentage, lean body mass, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and insulin |
Ajie et al., 20141313 Ajie WN, Chapman-Novakofski KM. Impact of computer-mediated, obesity-related nutrition education interventions for adolescents: a systematic review. J Adolesc Health. 2014;54:631-45.
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Jan 2002 to Aug 2013 |
Adolescents (12 -18 y)
|
Internet-based education or behavioral intervention via a stationary or laptop computer |
No intervention |
Dietary composition, nutrition knowledge, BMI, BMI Z -score, weight, and sedentary behavior |
Gow et al., 20142929 Gow ML, Ho M, Burrows TL, Baur LA, Stewart L, Hutchesson MJ, et al. Impact of dietary macronutrient distribution on BMI and cardiometabolic outcomes in overweight and obese children and adolescents: a systematic review. Nutr Rev. 2014;72:453-70.
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1975 to 2013 |
Overweight/obese (≤18 y) |
Dietary interventions of varying macronutrient content |
Low carbohydrate dietary vs. low fat dietary; Increased protein dietary vs. standard protein dietary; increased fat dietary vs. standard fat dietary |
BMI, BMI Z -score |
van Hoek et al., 20143333 van Hoek E, Feskens EJ, Bouwman LI, Janse AJ. Effective interventions in overweight or obese young children: systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Obes. 2014;10:448-60.
|
April 15, 2012 |
Overweight/obese (3 -8 y) |
Multicomponent treatment program, including dietary and physical activity education and behavioral therapy or treatment programs with combined dietary and physical activity education only |
Some studies with control groups (no intervention) and others without control groups |
BMI Z -score |
Kelishadi et al., 20141616 Kelishadi R, Azizi-Soleiman F. Controlling childhood obesity: a systematic review on strategies and challenges. J Res Med Sci. 2014;19:993-1008.
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2000 to 2012 |
Overweight/obese (2 -18 y) |
Community, family, school, and clinic interventions or a combination of them |
No intervention |
Weight, BMI, BMI Z -score |
Liao et al., 2014
3838 Liao Y, Liao J, Durand CP, Dunton GF. Which type of sedentary behaviour intervention is more effective at reducing body mass index in children? A meta-analytic review. Obes Rev. 2014;15:159-68.
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July 2012 |
Eutrophic, overweight or obese (≤18 y) |
Reduce sedentary behavior (reduce TV/DVD/VCR, playing sedentary video/computer games, and sitting time in general) and/or increase physical activity and/or improving dietary habits |
Control: some non-obesity prevention-related information; usual-programming; assessment-only |
BMI |
Martin et al., 2014
3939 Martin A, Saunders DH, Shenkin SD, Sproule J. Lifestyle intervention for improving school achievement in overweight or obese children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;:CD009728.
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May 2013 |
Overweight/obese (3 -18 y) |
Lifestyle interventions |
Standard care, waiting list control, no treatment or attention control |
School achievement, BMI, BMI Z -scores, BMI-SDs, and measures of body fatness by DXA and BIA |
Ruotsalainen et al., 20153232 Ruotsalainen H, Kyngas H, Tammelin T, Kaariainen M. Systematic review of physical activity and exercise interventions on body mass indices, subsequent physical activity and psychological symptoms in overweight and obese adolescents. J Adv Nurs. 2015;71:2461-77.
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Jan 1950 to Aug 2013 |
Overweight/obesity (≤ 18 y) |
Physical activity or exercise along with counseling or dietary practices |
Control with standard care - no treatment related to physical activity |
Physical activity level, BMI, or psychological symptoms |
Hung et al., 20151919 Hung LS, Tidwell DK, Hall ME, Lee ML, Briley CA, Hunt BP. A meta-analysis of school-based obesity prevention programs demonstrates limited efficacy of decreasing childhood obesity. Nutr Res. 2015;35:229-40.
|
NA |
Children and adolescents (6 -18 y)
|
School-based childhood obesity prevention programs (nutrition component and/or physical activity component and/or parental involvement and/or specialist involvement) |
NA |
BMI and skinfold thickness |
Foster et al., 20151515 Foster BA, Farragher J, Parker P, Sosa ET. Treatment interventions for early childhood obesity: a systematic review. Acad Pediatr. 2015;15:353-61.
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July 1948 to July 2014 |
Overweight/obese (0-6y) |
Dietary advice, physical activities, behavioral management, and a motivational interview |
Educational sessions |
BMI, BMI percentile, or some iteration of percentage, overweight, or obese using height, weight, and waist circumference |
Ling et al., 20161717 Ling J, Robbins LB, Wen F. Interventions to prevent and manage overweight or obesity in preschool children: a systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2016;53:270-89.
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1966 to Feb 2015 |
Preschool children (2 -5 y)
|
Lifestyle intervention (any intervention that aimed to improve behaviors, including screen time, sedentary activity, physical activity, dietary, and/or sleep) |
30-min structured physical activity per day; usual care; wait-list |
BMI, waist circumference, skinfold, body fat |
Colquitt et al., 20162727 Colquitt JL, Loveman E, O'Malley C, Azevedo LB, Mead E, Al-Khudairy L, et al. Diet, physical activity, and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in preschool children up to the age of 6 years. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;:CD012105.
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Mar 2015 |
Overweight/obesity (0 -6 y) |
Dietary, physical activity, and behavioral interventions |
No intervention or usual care |
BMI, BMI Z -score |
Murray et al., 20173535 Murray M, Dordevic AL, Bonham MP. Systematic review and meta-analysis: the impact of multicomponent weight management interventions on self-esteem in overweight and obese adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol. 2017;42:379-94.
|
Dec 2014 |
Overweight/obese (10 -19 y) |
Multicomponent weight management interventions (behavioral, dietary, and physical activity components) |
No treatment control |
Self esteem and BMI Z -score |
Kim et al., 20172525 Kim K, Ok G, Jeon S, Kang M, Lee S. Sport-based physical activity intervention on body weight in children and adolescents: a meta-analysis. J Sports Sci. 2017;35:369-76.
|
April 2015 |
Children and adolescents (6 -18 y) |
Sport-based intervention |
Control |
Weight |