A rapid review of the scalability of interventions targeting obesity prevention in infants.

Sze Lin Yoong Heidi Turon Carrie K Wong Alice Grady Nicole Pearson Rachel Sutherland

Published in: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals (2023)

The majority of effective interventions targeting obesity prevention in infants have not been evaluated in a scaled up form. The magnitude of effect retained for the single trial that was scaled up was variable. In general, reporting of components of scalability was sub-optimal. SO WHAT?: The findings suggest that there is substantial need for the development and rigorous evaluation of obesity prevention interventions in children aged 0-2 which are amenable for scale.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
physical activity
weight gain
clinical trial
adipose tissue
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
cancer therapy
skeletal muscle
emergency department
adverse drug
drug delivery