Keywords

Child, adolescent, dietary intervention, obesity, randomized controlled trial

 

Authors

  1. Shrewsbury, Vanessa A.

Abstract

Review question/objective: To update an existing systematic review series1,2 of randomized controlled trials (RCT) that include a dietary intervention for the management of overweight or obesity in children or adolescents.

 

Specifically, the review questions are: In randomized controlled trials of interventions which include a dietary intervention for the management of overweight or obesity in children or adolescents:

 

* What impact do these interventions have on participants' adiposity and dietary outcomes?

 

* What are the characteristics or intervention components that predict adiposity reduction or improvements in dietary outcomes?