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415 questions · 425 findings · 30 reviews · Public Health

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No studies found 91 · 21.4%GRADE not reported 24 · 5.6%Very low 89 · 20.9%Low 114 · 26.8%Moderate 85 · 20%High 22 · 5.2%

Adverse event outcomes for physical activity interventions vs no intervention

Depression · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 225 participants
Low

Adverse event outcomes for physical activity interventions vs no intervention

Body satisfaction · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 225 participants
Low

Adverse event outcomes for physical activity interventions vs no intervention

Increased weight concern · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 225 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

BMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 2107 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

Body‐mass index (BMI) · children aged 5 to 11 years

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 6815 participants
Low
Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 945 participants
Moderate

Dietary interventions vs control

zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 3695 participants
Moderate

Dietary interventions vs control

zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 7048 participants
Moderate

Dietary interventions vs control

zBMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 5285 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

Serious adverse events · children aged 5 to 11 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1913 participants
Very low

Dietary interventions vs control

Body‐mass index (BMI) · children aged 12 to 18 years

3 findings from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 605 participants
Very low
Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 900 participants
Very low
Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 3154 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 112 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

zBMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 1089 participants
Very low

Dietary interventions vs control

Serious adverse events · children aged 12 to 18 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 377 participants
Low

Dietary interventions vs control

Body‐mass index z score (zBMI) · children aged 0‐5 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 520 participants
Moderate

Dietary interventions vs control

Body‐mass index z score (zBMI) · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
9 studies · 7231 participants
High

Dietary interventions vs control

Body‐mass index (BMI) · children aged 6‐12 years

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 5061 participants
High

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children vs no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length at 18 months)

Mean height‐for‐age z‐score · children under 5 years old

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children may leads to higher height‐for‐age (z‐score) at 18 months compared with no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.386 [0.209, 0.562]
1 study · 377 participants
Low

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children vs no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length at 18 months)

Stunting · children under 5 years old

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 999 participants
Very low

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children vs no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age, length at 18 months)

Length (cm) · children under 5 years old

Nutrition systems strengthening interventions targeting children may leads to higher length (cm) at 18 months compared with no intervention or standard care to reduce stunting (height‐for‐age,… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nutritional interventions for preventing stunting in children (birth to 59 months) living in urban slums in low‐ and… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 1.068 [0.488, 1.648]
1 study · 377 participants
Low