| Literature DB >> 16428013 |
Julia A Snethen1, Marion E Broome, Susan E Cashin.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16428013 DOI： 10.1016/j.pedn.2005.06.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Nurs ISSN： 0882-5963 Impact factor: 2.145