Interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abstract

Context: Prevalence of overweight and obesity has been rising in the past 3 decades among Mexican children and adolescents. Objective: To systematically review experimental studies evaluating interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and adolescents (≤18 years old). Data Sources: For this study, 13 databases and 1 search engine were searched. Data Analysis: A total of 29 studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, 2302 participants (age range, 8–16 years) from 11 states in Mexico were included. Most of the studies (n = 17 of 29) were provided in a clinical setting. A random-effect meta-analysis of 4 randomized controlled trials was conducted and a significant effect was found on body mass index reduction that favored the intervention group (−1.52; 95%CI, −2.15 to −0.89) for short-term (≤6 mo) interventions. Conclusions: A multicomponent, multidisciplinary, and individualized intervention that includes dietary modifications, physical activity practice, behavioral strategies, and active parental involvement might help treat childhood obesity in Mexico. However, long-term results need to be produced to identify effectiveness pointers that might help establish an integrated, long-lasting care model to treat obesity.

Citation

ACEVES-MARTINS, A., LÓPEZ-CRUZ, L., GARCÍA-BOTELLO, M., GUTIERREZ-GÓMEZ, Y.Y. and MORENO-GARCÍA, C.F. 2022. Interventions to treat obesity in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition reviews [online], 80(3), pages 544-560. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab041

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 2, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Aug 2, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 31, 2022
• Deposit Date: Aug 3, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 6, 2021
• Journal: Nutrition Reviews
• Print ISSN: 0029-6643
• Electronic ISSN: 1753-4887
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 80
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 544-560
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuab041
• Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Intervention; Mexico; Obesity; Overweight
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1400200
• Additional Information: This file associated with this output contains supplementary material (Appendix 1 and 2 and PRISMA 2009 checklist) at the end of the main fulltext file.