reviewPsychological BulletinJan 1, 2006GREEN OA

A meta-analytic review of obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents: The skinny on interventions that work.

ESEric SticeHSHeather ShawCNC. Nathan Marti

The University of Texas at Austin

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Abstract

This meta-analytic review summarizes obesity prevention programs and their effects and investigates participant, intervention, delivery, and design features associated with larger effects. A literature search identified 64 prevention programs seeking to produce weight gain prevention effects, of which 21% produced significant prevention effects that were typically pre- to post effects. Larger effects emerged for programs that targeted children and adolescents (vs. preadolescents) and females, programs that were relatively brief, programs that solely targeted weight control versus other health behaviors (e.g., smoking), programs evaluated in pilot trials, and programs wherein participants must have…

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  • Psychological intervention
  • Psychology
  • Obesity
  • Meta-analysis
  • Work (physics)
  • Developmental psychology
  • Childhood obesity
  • Clinical psychology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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