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Educational Interventions in Adolescents, for the Management of Obesity: A Review of the Literature

María de los Ángeles Castro-Cornejo, Xiomara Arteaga-Herrera, Luis Antonio Díaz-Becerril, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · pp. 1–9 · Published 27 Dec 2019

10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i130218

Abstract

Introduction: Overweight and obesity is a serious global health problem in minors related to multiple chronic degenerative or fatal diseases. Aim: To analyze the results of available scientific studies of educational interventions in the management of overweight or obesity in adolescents. Methodology: Those studies found in a database between 2014-2019 that performed intervention or management of overweight or obesity in a population between 6 and 18 years of age were included. Results and Discussion: Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria of which only three performed a probabilistic sampling being these more significant. Different types of interventions were identified from educational, cognitive-behavioral and physical activity promotion. The variables with the greatest significant difference were body composition and waist circumference, the Body Mass Index still has no significant difference. Conclusion: Educational interventions achieve an important role in the management of overweight or obesity having significant changes in the short, medium and long term.

Adolescents educative interventions overweight obesity.

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