SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2023
Policy, system, and environmental interventions addressing obesity and diet-related outcomes in early childhood education settings: A systematic review.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Melatonin Use in Young Children: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2026Pooled it
- Nurse-Involved Policy, Systems, and Environmental School-Based Interventions for Supporting Healthy Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2025Pooled it
- Policy, systems, and environmental interventions addressing physical activity in early childhood education settings: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associations with lifestyle habits among late adolescents in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia: a cross‑sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Environmental Determinants of Pediatric Obesity: An Epidemiological Review.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Identifying Synergistic Mechanisms of Community-Led Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change for Childhood Obesity Prevention in the Multi-Site Catalyzing Communities Initiative.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Article
- Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water: next steps for child obesity prevention in early life.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Implementation strategies used in policy, systems, and environmental interventions addressing obesity-related outcomes in early childhood education settings: a systematic review.Implementation science communications · 2025Review
- How to integrate and leverage digital health modalities for health promotion in early childhood education: Opportunities to improve intervention access and engagement.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
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- Community-based diet and obesity-related policy, system, and environmental interventions for obesity prevention during the first 1000 days: A scoping review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Article
- Diversity and practice: local decision-making practices on multi-cultural diets for British Muslim school children (BMSC) and implications for social justice.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- 360-Degree Perspectives on Obesity.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Pediatric obesity - time to act as early as possible.Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2023Article
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Abstract
Early childhood education (ECE) settings play an important role in child dietary intake and excess weight gain. Policy, systems, and environment (PSE) approaches have potential to reduce disparities in children at higher risk for obesity. The purpose of this review was to (1) characterize the inclusion of populations at higher risk for obesity in ECE interventions and (2) identify effective ECE interventions in these populations. Seven databases were searched for ECE interventions. Intervention characteristics and methodological quality were assessed in 35 articles representing 34 interventions. Interventions identified were mainly a combination of ECE and parent interventions (41%) or stand-alone ECE intervention (29%), with few multisector efforts (23%) or government regulations assessed (5%). Many included policy (70%) or social environment components (61%). For Aim 1, two thirds were conducted in primarily populations at higher risk for obesity (67%). Studies were rated as fair or good methodological quality. For Aim 2, 10 studies demonstrated effectiveness at improving diet or reducing obesity in populations at higher risk for obesity. Most included a longer intervention (i.e., >6 months), multiple PSE components, and formative work. Opportunities to incorporate more PSE components in ECE-based interventions and collaborate with parents and communities are warranted to improve child health.
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