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Effect of Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions Combined with Psychological and Behavioral Strategies on Preventing Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents with Obesity: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials.

Claudia C Jiménez-Peláez, Ángel Fernández-Aparicio, Miguel A Montero-Alonso, Emilio González-Jiménez

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Claudia C Jiménez-PeláezHospital de Alta Resolución de Alcaudete, Cam. Viejo de la Fuensanta, 2, 23660 Jaén, Spain.
Ángel Fernández-AparicioDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1298-8349
Miguel A Montero-AlonsoDepartment of Statistics and O.I., Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1214-9035
Emilio González-JiménezDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5103-6028

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacground/Objectives: Obesity in adolescents is escalating, accompanied by comorbidities such as insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease, which favor the early onset of metabolic syndrome (MetS). There is an urgent need for effective interventions to prevent and treat MetS. We aimed to analyze intervention studies targeting lifestyle improvements in adolescents with obesity. We also determined the effect of combining dietary and/or physical activity interventions with educational, psychological, and emotional support-based interventions compared to traditional interventions in preventing MetS in adolescents with obesity.

methodsThe PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Scopus databases were consulted. Ten clinical trials were included in the systematic review, of which six were eligible for the meta-analysis.

resultsCombined interventions significantly decreased body weight (-1.10 [-1.64, -0.55],

conclusionsSome studies suggest potential long-term benefits, but further research is necessary to define effective interventions for improving body composition and preventing MetS in obese adolescents, addressing the inconsistencies in current clinical trials. Systematic Review Registration (PROSPERO CRD42023463428).

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Behavior TherapyDietExerciseMetabolic SyndromePediatric ObesityAdolescentClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHumansMaleadolescentsbehaviordiet*insulin resistancemetabolic syndromephysical activitypsychology

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PMID40647157
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