Journal article
Treatment of overweight and obesity in children and youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a public health concern. One-third of North American children and youth are overweight or obese. We reviewed the evidence of behavioural and pharmacological weight-management interventions on body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and youth.
METHODS: We updated the search of a previous review. We searched 4 databases up to August 2013. We included randomized …
Authors
Peirson L; Fitzpatrick-Lewis D; Morrison K; Warren R; Usman Ali M; Raina P
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. e35–e46
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
February 24, 2015
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20140047
ISSN
2291-0026