SynthesisJournal of obesity2013
Effects of exercise in the treatment of overweight and obese children and adolescents: a systematic review of meta-analyses.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative Effects of 12 Exercise Modalities on Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage in Youth With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
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- Prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity: a systematic review of meta-analyses.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2019Pooled it
- Pediatric Obesity-Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2017 · on this mapGuideline
- Effects of a combined physical and psychosocial training for children with cancer: a randomized controlled trial.BMC cancer · 2018Trial
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- Obesity Phenotyping in Children and Adolescents: Next Steps Towards Precision Medicine in Pediatric Obesity.Nutrients · 2026Review
- School-Based Interventions to Prevent Overweight in Latin America: A Scoping Review and Policy Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of instruments for assessing physical activity in adolescents: a systematic review.Physical activity and nutrition · 2025Article
- Childhood obesity in South Asian population.Obesity pillars · 2024Article
- Detraining after short-term exercise induces hyperphagia and obesity with fatty liver and brown adipose tissue whitening in young male OLETF rats.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Obesity in children and adolescents: epidemiology, causes, assessment, and management.The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology · 2022Review
- Associations of muscle-strengthening exercise with overweight, obesity, and depressive symptoms in adolescents: Findings from 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance system.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Weight-Based Victimization and Physical Activity Among Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity: A Scoping Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Physical and Sedentary Activities and Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study among First-Year Children of Primary Schools in Modena, Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Short- and Medium-Term Impact of a Structured Medical Intervention in Adolescents with Overweight, Obesity, or Increased Waist Circumference.Obesity facts · 2021Article
- Effect of age and weight on physical activity.Journal of public health research · 2020Article
- Parental Differential Treatment of Siblings and Adolescents' Health-Related Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Personality.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2020Article
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- Obesity Affects Submaximal Oxygen Uptake-Heart Rate Relationship and Exercise Economy Differently in Pre- and Post-pubescent Boys and Girls.International journal of exercise science · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeConduct a systematic review of previous meta-analyses addressing the effects of exercise in the treatment of overweight and obese children and adolescents.
methodsPrevious meta-analyses of randomized controlled exercise trials that assessed adiposity in overweight and obese children and adolescents were included by searching nine electronic databases and cross-referencing from retrieved studies. Methodological quality was assessed using the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) Instrument. The alpha level for statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.
resultsOf the 308 studies reviewed, two aggregate data meta-analyses representing 14 and 17 studies and 481 and 701 boys and girls met all eligibility criteria. Methodological quality was 64% and 73%. For both studies, statistically significant reductions in percent body fat were observed (P = 0.006 and P < 0.00001). The number-needed-to treat (NNT) was 4 and 3 with an estimated 24.5 and 31.5 million overweight and obese children in the world potentially benefitting, 2.8 and 3.6 million in the US. No other measures of adiposity (BMI-related measures, body weight, and central obesity) were statistically significant.
conclusionsExercise is efficacious for reducing percent body fat in overweight and obese children and adolescents. Insufficient evidence exists to suggest that exercise reduces other measures of adiposity.
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