SynthesisNutrients2021
Effectiveness of Workplace-Based Diet and Lifestyle Interventions on Risk Factors in Workers with Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combined diet and physical activity effects on health-related outcomes in people with overweight or obesity: an overview of systematic reviews.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions in the workplace to reduce risk factors for noncommunicable diseases: an umbrella review of systematic reviews of effectiveness.Journal of occupational health · 2024Pooled it
- Improving Eating Habits at the Office: An Umbrella Review of Nutritional Interventions.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Occupational Health Applied Infodemiological Studies of Nutritional Diseases and Disorders: Scoping Review with Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Occupational Health of Health-Care Workers with Overnutrition: Scoping Review with Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The Effects of the Exogenous Melatonin on Shift Work Sleep Disorder in Health Personnel: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Sustainable Lifestyle Intervention Among Office Workers: Cluster Randomized Pilot and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- Workplace-based primary prevention intervention reduces incidence of hypertension: a post hoc analysis of cluster randomized controlled study.BMC medicine · 2023Trial
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- Health-promoting lifestyle and associated factors among Chinese workers in Japan: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Physical activity and its associated factors and health correlates: a cross-sectional study of the occupational population in China's economically developed regions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Study protocol on effectiveness of a holistic lifestyle intervention using eHealth system for older adults with metabolic syndrome and psychosomatic symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The effects of time-restricted feeding on early vascular, liver, and renal structural changes, oxidative stress, and inflammation in obese rats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Trends in the double burden of malnutrition among Indonesian adults, 2007 to 2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessing Dietary Habits, Quality, and Nutritional Composition of Workplace Lunches: A Comprehensive Analysis in Turin, Piedmont (Italy).Nutrients · 2025Article
- Exploring Perceptions, Barriers, and Facilitators of Participation in an Exercise Snack Intervention Among U.S. Office Workers: Findings From a Pilot Study.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2025Article
- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Literature Review and Resource for Chiropractors.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Review
- A narrative review of precision and ethical considerations in cardiovascular health: CRISPR-Cas9, telemedicine, and lifestyle interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Wellbeing and job satisfaction among employees with intellectual disability.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Workplace health interventions are essential to improve the health and well-being of workers and promote healthy lifestyle behaviours. We carried out a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of articles measuring the association between workplace dietary interventions and MetS risk. We recovered potentially eligible studies by searching MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science, using the terms "Metabolic syndrome" and "Occupational Health". A total of 311 references were retrieved and 13 documents were selected after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Dietary interventions were grouped into six main types: basic education/counselling; specific diet/changes in diet and food intake; behavioural change/coaching; physical exercise; stress management; and internet/social networks. Most programmes included several components. The interventions considered together are beneficial, but the clinical results reflect only a minimal impact on MetS risk. According to the metaregression, the interventions with the greatest impact were those that used coaching techniques and those that promoted physical activity, leading to increased HDL (effect size = 1.58, sig = 0.043; and 2.02, 0.015, respectively) and decreased BMI (effect size = -0.79, sig = -0.009; and -0.77, 0.034, respectively). In contrast, interventions offering information on healthy habits and lifestyle had the contrary effect, leading to increased BMI (effect size = 0.78, sig = 0.006), systolic blood pressure (effect size = 4.85, sig = 0.038) and diastolic blood pressure (effect size = 3.34, sig = 0.001). It is necessary to improve the efficiency of dietary interventions aimed at lowering MetS risk in workers.
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