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Efectividad de las intervenciones educativas realizadas en América Latina para la prevención del sobrepeso y obesidad infantil en niños escolares de 6 a 17 años: una revisión sistemática
Fecha
2015-01Autor
Mancipe Navarrete, Jenny Alejandra
Garcia Villamil, Shanen Samanta
Correa Bautista, Jorge Enrique
Meneses-Echávez, José Francisco
González-Jiménez, Emilio
Schmidt-RioValle, Jacqueline
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Resumen
Introduction: Overweight and obesity are serious public
health problem, which is specially among children populations.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of educational interventions conducted in Latino America for the
prevention of overweight and obesity in scholar children
from 6 to 17 years old.
Metodology: MEDLINE, LILACS and EMBASE were
searched between february and may 2014 to retrieve randomized controlled trials and longitudinal studies that
evaluated the effects of educational interventions intended to retrieve randomized controlled trials and longitudinal studies aiming to prevent overweight and obesity
among Latinoamerican children. Risk of bias was evaluated using the PEDro scale and the CASPe tool.
Results: Twenty one studies were included (n=12,092).
Different types of educational interventions were identified, such as nutritional campaigns, physical activity
practice and environmental changes. Mixed approaches
combining nutritional campaigns, physical activity promotion and enviromental changes were the most effective interventions, since their results produced the largest
improvements in the overweight and obesity of children.
None evidence of reporting bias was observed.
Conclusion: Educational interventions performed in the
educational environment that combined an adequate nutrition and the promotion of physical activity practice, are more
effective for preventing overweight and obesity in Latino
American children, although familiar interventions are also
encouraged approach, associated with better responses on
the behavioral change in scholar children.