Diet and physical activity interventions to prevent or treat obesity in south asian children and adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 566-594

  Brown, Tamara ^a   Smith, Sarah ^a   Bhopal, Raj ^b   Kasim, Adetayo ^a   Summerbell, Carolyn ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Diet; Obesity; Physical activity; South Asian; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; ETHNICITY; META-ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA PROCESSING; DIETARY INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTH ASIAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ASIA; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

NORWAY; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIA, WESTERN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920983138     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120100566     Document Type: Review

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