July 2010. Volume 6. Number 2

Multiple interventions appear to be more effective for the prevention or treatment of obesity in children of ethnic minorities in United States

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Seo DC, Sa J. A Meta-Analysis of Obesity Interventions Among U.S. Minority Children. J Adolesc Health. 2010;46:309-23.
Reviewers: Carvajal Encina F1, Bernaola Aponte G2.
1UCIN Hospital de La Serena y Escuela de Medicina Universidad Católica del Norte. La Serena. Elqui. Chile.
2Máster en Epidemiología Clínica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Suárez Angamos. Lima. Perú.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajal@ucn.cl
Acceptance date: 14/06/2010
Publication date: 21/06/2010

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: among U.S. minority children, obesity interventions with three or more components might be more efficacious than those using fewer components. Parental involvement, lifestyle change, culturally-based adaptation, and interactive computer programs show promising in the reduction of obesity in this group.

Reviewers’ commentary: study with serious methodological limitations, which does not allow to generalize its conclusions, but provide similar results to others studies that conclude that multifactorial approach is more effective in the treatment or prevention of obesity.

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F, Bernaola Aponte G. Las intervenciones múltiples parecen ser más efectivas para la prevención o tratamiento de la obesidad en niños pertenecientes a las minorías étnicas de Estados Unidos. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:38.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Seo DC, Sa J. A Meta-Analysis of Obesity Interventions Among U.S. Minority Children. J Adolesc Health. 2010;46:309-23.
Reviewers: Carvajal Encina F1, Bernaola Aponte G2.
1UCIN Hospital de La Serena y Escuela de Medicina Universidad Católica del Norte. La Serena. Elqui. Chile.
2Máster en Epidemiología Clínica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Suárez Angamos. Lima. Perú.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajal@ucn.cl
Acceptance date: 14/06/2010
Publication date: 21/06/2010

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F, Bernaola Aponte G. Las intervenciones múltiples parecen ser más efectivas para la prevención o tratamiento de la obesidad en niños pertenecientes a las minorías étnicas de Estados Unidos. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:38.

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