A meta-analysis of school-based obesity prevention programs demonstrates limited efficacy of decreasing childhood obesity

Nutrition Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-240

  Hung, Ling Shen ^a   Tidwell, Diane K ^b   Hall, Michael E ^c   Lee, Michelle L ^d   Briley, Chiquita A ^e   Hunt, Barry P ^b  

^a National Health Research Institutes (NHRI)   (Taiwan)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Meta analysis; Moderators; School based programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EFFICACY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 84924062193     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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