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- Title
Effects of Nutritional Education Interventions on Metabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials.
- Authors
Leis, Rosaura; de Lamas, Carmela; de Castro, María-José; Picáns, Rosaura; Gil-Campos, Mercedes; Couce, María L.
- Abstract
Childhood obesity is a global public health issue and is linked to metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Social, economic and cultural factors influence changes in nutrition and lifestyle characterized by poorer diets and reduced physical activity. This systematic review summarizes the evidence for nutritional education interventions to improve metabolic risks in children and adolescents. Systematic searches of the databases Medline (via PubMed) and Scopus were conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The risk of bias for each study was assessed following the methodology of the Cochrane Collaboration. Ten case-controlled and randomized controlled studies testing nutritional educational interventions targeting children and adolescents from the general population were eligible for inclusion. The sample size was 3915 and the age range was 7–20 years. The duration of intervention ranged from 12 weeks to 20 years. All the studies that provided data on abdominal obesity reported differences in favour of the intervention. However, data on the effects on the remaining components of metabolic syndrome remain inconclusive. These results support the role of nutritional education interventions as a strategy to reduce central adiposity and its possible unhealthy consequences in children and adolescents.
- Subjects
METABOLIC syndrome risk factors; COMORBIDITY; ADIPOSE tissues; DIET; DIET therapy; HEALTH behavior; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN resistance; MEDLINE; NUTRITION education; CHILDHOOD obesity; ONLINE information services; SYSTEMATIC reviews; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PHYSICAL activity; ABDOMINAL adipose tissue; DISEASE complications; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Nutrients, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 1, p31
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu12010031