title: Effective weight loss for overweight children: a meta-analysis of intervention studies.
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.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Snethen
authors.forename: Marion E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Broome
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cashin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D015987:Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic; D015444:Exercise; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents