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Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity

Year 2012, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 2 - 8, 29.02.2012

Abstract

The prevalence of children in Scotland who are overweight/obese has reached alarming proportions. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of two short-term (6-10 weeks) programmes aimed at reducing childhood obesity. One of the programmes was delivered within a community setting whilst the other was school-based. For comparison, we examined the effect of the well established MEND programme. All of the initiatives consisted of a mixture of physical activity and nutrition education and involved varying degrees of parental participation. The programmes also varied in their intensity and duration. The primary outcome measure was a change in BMI/BMI-SDS (BMI-standard deviation score). All three programmes were successful in reducing BMI-standard deviation score (BMI-SDS) albeit with varying degrees of success (range 0.065-0.18) . It is apparent that the reduction in BMI-SDS was dependent upon the number of weekly sessions and the duration of the programme. The community based programmes had a greater effect on the primary outcome than the school-based initiative. The reduction in BMI-SDS was still evident 6 months after the completion of the community-based programmes. The effectiveness of a programme to reduce BMI/BMI-SDS depended on the frequency and intensity of the sessions. The results could help inform the development of longer-term community- and school-based strategies aimed at reducing paediatric adiposity.

References

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Year 2012, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 2 - 8, 29.02.2012

Abstract

References

  • Scottish Health Survey (2010) Chapter 8, Volume 1.www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/09/2315422 3/87
  • Whitaker RC, Wright JA, Pepe MS, Seidel KD, Dietz WH. Predicting obesity in young adulthood from childhood and parental obesity. N Engl J Med 1997; 337: 1728-1732.
  • Thompson D & Wolf AM. The medical-care cost burden of obesity. Obes Rev 2001; 2: 189-197.
  • Franks PW, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sievers ML, Bennett PH, Looker HC. Childhood obesity, other cardiovascular risk factors and premature death. N Engl J Med 2010; 362: 485-493.
  • Lobstein T, Baur, Uauy R. Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health. Obes Rev 2004; 5: 4-85.
  • Oude Luttikhuis H, Baur L, Jansen H, et al. Interventions for treating obesity in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009;1: CD001872.
  • Sacher PM, Chadwick P, Wells JCK, Williams JE, Cole TJ, Lawson MS. Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of the MEND Programme in a small group of obese 7-11 year old children. J Hum Nutr Diet 2005; 18: 3-5.
  • Sacher PM, Kolotourou M, Chadwick PM, et al. Randomized controlled trial of the MEND program: a family-based community intervention for childhood obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2010; 18: S62-S68.
  • Cole TJ, Faith MS, Pietrobelli, Heo M. What is the best measure of adiposity change in growing children: BMI, BMI%, BMI z-score or BMI centile? Eur J Clin Nutr 2005; 59: 419-425.
  • Hunt LP, Ford A, Sabin MA, Crowne EC, Shield JPH. Clinical measures of adiposity and percentage fat loss: which measure most accurately reflects fat loss and what should we aim for? Arch Dis Child 2007; 92: 399-403.
  • Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. BMJ 2000; 329: 1-6.
  • Cole TJ. Growth monitoring with the British 1990 growth reference. Arch Dis Child 1997; 76: 47-49.
  • Tan-Ting AM & Llido L. Outcome of a hospital based multidisciplinary weight loss program in obese Filipino children. Nutrition 2011; 27: 50-54.
  • Ford AL, Hunt LP Cooper A, Shield JPH. What reduction in BMI SDS is required in obese adolescents to improve body composition and cardiometabolic health? Arch Dis Child 2010; 95: 256-261.
  • Kinra S, Nelder RP, Lewendon GJ. Deprivation and childhood obesity: a cross sectional study of 20,973 children in Plymouth, United Kingdom. J Epidemiol Community Health 2000; 54: 456-460.
  • Johnston CA, Tyler C, Fullerton G, et al. Results of an intensive school-based weight loss program with overweight Mexican American children. Int J Pediatr Obes 2007; 2: 144-152
  • Aeberli I, Ammann RS, Knabenhans M, Molinari L, Zimmermann MB. Decrease in the prevalence of paediatric adiposity in Switzerland from 2002 to 2007. Public Health Nutr 2010; 13: 806-811.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Original Articles
Authors

T. Alan M. Brown This is me

Lesley Fowler This is me

Ruth Camphell This is me

David Shennan

Publication Date February 29, 2012
Published in Issue Year 2012 Volume: 4 Issue: 1

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APA M. Brown, T. A., Fowler, L., Camphell, R., Shennan, D. (2012). Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity. Journal of Pediatric Sciences, 4(1), 2-8. https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.20513
AMA M. Brown TA, Fowler L, Camphell R, Shennan D. Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity. Journal of Pediatric Sciences. March 2012;4(1):2-8. doi:10.17334/jps.20513
Chicago M. Brown, T. Alan, Lesley Fowler, Ruth Camphell, and David Shennan. “Effectiveness of Short-Term, Community- and School-Based Strategies Aimed at Tackling Childhood Obesity”. Journal of Pediatric Sciences 4, no. 1 (March 2012): 2-8. https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.20513.
EndNote M. Brown TA, Fowler L, Camphell R, Shennan D (March 1, 2012) Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity. Journal of Pediatric Sciences 4 1 2–8.
IEEE T. A. M. Brown, L. Fowler, R. Camphell, and D. Shennan, “Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity”, Journal of Pediatric Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 2–8, 2012, doi: 10.17334/jps.20513.
ISNAD M. Brown, T. Alan et al. “Effectiveness of Short-Term, Community- and School-Based Strategies Aimed at Tackling Childhood Obesity”. Journal of Pediatric Sciences 4/1 (March 2012), 2-8. https://doi.org/10.17334/jps.20513.
JAMA M. Brown TA, Fowler L, Camphell R, Shennan D. Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity. Journal of Pediatric Sciences. 2012;4:2–8.
MLA M. Brown, T. Alan et al. “Effectiveness of Short-Term, Community- and School-Based Strategies Aimed at Tackling Childhood Obesity”. Journal of Pediatric Sciences, vol. 4, no. 1, 2012, pp. 2-8, doi:10.17334/jps.20513.
Vancouver M. Brown TA, Fowler L, Camphell R, Shennan D. Effectiveness of short-term, community- and school-based strategies aimed at tackling childhood obesity. Journal of Pediatric Sciences. 2012;4(1):2-8.