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EASO and EFAD Position Statement on Medical Nutrition Therapy for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents.

Maria Hassapidou, Kerith Duncanson, Vanessa Shrewsbury, Louisa Ells, Hilda Mulrooney, Odysseas Androutsos, Antonis Vlassopoulos, Ana Rito, Nathalie Farpourt, Tamara Brown and 4 more

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Synthesis in Obesity facts, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Discrepancies Between Recommendations in Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Adolescents and Adults: An Evidence Map.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 11 institutions in 7 countries.

Maria HassapidouDepartment of Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics, International Hellenic University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kerith DuncansonSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Vanessa ShrewsburySchool of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Louisa EllsObesity Institute, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Hilda MulrooneyESDN Obesity, European Federation of the Associations of Dieticians, Naarden, The Netherlands.
Odysseas AndroutsosESDN Obesity, European Federation of the Associations of Dieticians, Naarden, The Netherlands.
Antonis VlassopoulosESDN Obesity, European Federation of the Associations of Dieticians, Naarden, The Netherlands, avlassopoulos@aua.gr.
Ana RitoNational Institute of Health Ricardo Jorge I.P., Lisbon, Portugal.
Nathalie FarpourtObesity Prevention and Care Program Contrepoids, Service of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Therapeutic Education, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Tamara BrownApplied Obesity Research Centre in the School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Pauline DouglasNutrition Innovation Center for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
Ximena Ramos SallasObesity Canada, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Euan WoodwardEuropean Association for the Study of Obesity, Teddington, UK.
Clare CollinsSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle Australia, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
University of Newcastle Australia · AULeeds Beckett University · GBAgricultural University of Athens · GREuropean Association for the Study of Obesity · GBInternational Hellenic University · GRKingston University · GBNational Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge · PTUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Geneva · CHUniversity of Thessaly · GRUniversity of Ulster · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis position statement on medical nutrition therapy in the management of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents was prepared by an expert committee convened by the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and developed in collaboration with the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD).

methodsIt is based on the best evidence available from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials on child and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment and other relevant peer-reviewed literature.

resultsMulticomponent behavioural interventions are generally considered to be the gold standard treatment for children and adolescents living with obesity. The evidence presented in this position statement confirms that dietary interventions can effectively improve adiposity-related outcomes. Dietary strategies should focus on the reduction of total energy intake through promotion of food-based guidelines that target modification of usual eating patterns and behaviours. These should target increasing intakes of nutrient-rich foods with a lower energy density, specifically vegetables and fruits, and a reduction in intakes of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods and beverages. In addition, higher intensity, longer duration treatments, delivered by interventionists with specialized dietetic-related skills and co-designed with families, are associated with greater treatment effects. DISCUSSION: Such interventions should be resourced adequately so that they can be implemented in a range of settings and in different formats, including digital or online delivery, to enhance accessibility.

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NutritionistsNutrition TherapyPediatric ObesityAdolescentChildDietHumansOverweightGuidelinesMedical nutrition therapyObesityWeight loss

Identifiers

PMID36349767
PMCPMC9890183
OpenAlexW4308572081

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