Philip J. Ciampa|Disha Kumar|Shari L. Barkin|Lee Sanders|H. Shonna Yin|Eliana M. Perrin|Russell L. Rothman
Interventions Aimed at Decreasing Obesity in Children Younger Than 2 Years
assess evidence interventions designed prevent reduce overweight obesity children younger 2 yearsmedline cochrane central register controlled trials cinahl web science references relevant articlesincluded published studies evaluated intervention designed prevent reduce overweight obesity children younger 2 yearsextracted eligible studies measured outcomes including changes child weight status dietary intake physical activity parental attitudes knowledge nutrition studies assessed scientific quality using standard criteria assigned quality score ranging 000 200 000099 poor 100149 fair 150200 goodwe retrieved 1557 citations 38 articles reviewed 12 articles representing 10 studies met study inclusion criteria eight studies used educational interventions promote dietary behaviors 2 studies used combination nutrition education physical activity study settings included home n 2 clinic n 3 classroom n 4 combination n 1 intervention durations generally less 6 months modest success affecting measures dietary intake parental attitudes knowledge nutrition intervention improved child weight status studies poor fair quality median quality score 086 range 028143few published studies attempted intervene among children younger 2 years prevent reduce obesity limited evidence suggests interventions may improve dietary intake parental attitudes knowledge nutrition children age group clinically important sustainable effect future research focus designing rigorous interventions target young children families