RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of Nutritional Education Interventions on Metabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials
A1 Leis, Rosaura
A1 de Lamas, Carmela
A1 de Castro, María-José
A1 Picáns, Rosaura
A1 Gil-Campos, Mercedes
A1 Couce, María L.
K1 Adolescents
K1 Children
K1 Dyslipidemia
K1 Hyperglycemia
K1 Hypertension
K1 Insulin resistance
K1 Metabolic risk
K1 Metabolic syndrome
K1 Nutritional intervention
K1 Obesity
K1 Adolescente
K1 Niño
K1 Dislipidemias
K1 Hiperglucemia
K1 Hipertensión
K1 Resistencia a la insulina
K1 Síndrome metabólico
K1 Obesidad
AB Childhood obesity is a global public health issue and is linked to metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Social, economic and cultural factors influence changes in nutrition and lifestyle characterized by poorer diets and reduced physical activity. This systematic review summarizes the evidence for nutritional education interventions to improve metabolic risks in children and adolescents. Systematic searches of the databases Medline (via PubMed) and Scopus were conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The risk of bias for each study was assessed following the methodology of the Cochrane Collaboration. Ten case-controlled and randomized controlled studies testing nutritional educational interventions targeting children and adolescents from the general population were eligible for inclusion. The sample size was 3915 and the age range was 7-20 years. The duration of intervention ranged from 12 weeks to 20 years. All the studies that provided data on abdominal obesity reported differences in favour of the intervention. However, data on the effects on the remaining components of metabolic syndrome remain inconclusive. These results support the role of nutritional education interventions as a strategy to reduce central adiposity and its possible unhealthy consequences in children and adolescents.
PB MDPI
YR 2019
FD 2019-12-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3891
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3891
LA en
NO Leis R, de Lamas C, de Castro MJ, Picáns R, Gil-Campos M, Couce ML. Effects of Nutritional Education Interventions on Metabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials. Nutrients. 2019 Dec 21;12(1):31
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025