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Interventions for preventing obesity in children (2011)
Journal Article
Waters, E., de Silva-Sanigorski, A., Hall, B., Brown, T., Campbell, K., Gao, Y., Armstrong, R., Prosser, L., & Summerbell, C. (online). Interventions for preventing obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD001871. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd001871.pub3

Childhood obesity can cause social, psychological and health problems, and is linked to obesity later in life and poor health outcomes as an adult. Obesity development is related to physical activity and nutrition. To prevent obesity, 55 studies cond... Read More about Interventions for preventing obesity in children.

Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007 (2011)
Journal Article
Tiffin, P., Arnott, B., Moore, H., & Summerbell, C. (2011). Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 5, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/1753-2000-5-31

A number of studies have reported significant associations between obesity and poor psychological wellbeing in children but findings have been inconsistent. Methods: This study utilised data from 3,898 children aged 5-16 years obtained from the Healt... Read More about Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007.

Evidence-base for primary prevention of obesity in children and adolescents = Evidenzbasierung von Primärprävention der Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (2011)
Journal Article
Hillier, F., Pedley, C., & Summerbell, C. (2011). Evidence-base for primary prevention of obesity in children and adolescents = Evidenzbasierung von Primärprävention der Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 54(3), 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-010-1227-4

Effective interventions to prevent obesity in children have never been more necessary. There have been over 30 published reviews and meta-analyses on such interventions (randomized and controlled trials) since 2008. In summary, interventions which in... Read More about Evidence-base for primary prevention of obesity in children and adolescents = Evidenzbasierung von Primärprävention der Adipositas bei Kindern und Jugendlichen.