Agreement between survey and interview measures of weight control practices in adolescents

French, Simone A.; Peterson, Carol B.; Story, Mary; Anderson, Nancy Fix; Mussell, Melissa Pederson; Mitchell, James E.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199801)23:1<45::aid-eat6>3.0.co;2-1

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“…Sixty-nine studies (77%) reported weight-loss product use in both boys and girls, 8,10,[14][15][16][17][18][19]23,24,26,62,[64][65][66][67][68][69]76,78,82,84,86,87,90,91,93,[95][96][97][98]100,102,104,105,111,112 while 21 studies (23%) reported use of nonprescription weight-loss products in girls only. The sample size of the included studies ranged from 80 to 65 529, with the meta-analysis base case (all use of nonprescription weight-loss products at all time periods) containing data from 604 552 participants.…”

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“…A total of 90 studies met the inclusion criteria and were therefore included in the meta-analysis. Figure 1 shows the PRISMA flow diagram.…”

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“…Two-thirds of the studies included reported prevalence in the general population, while the remaining studies focused on higher-risk groups (eg, with diabetes, substance use, diagnosed eating disorder). Fifty of the included studies (56%) were from North America (including the US, Canada, Jamaica, and Caribbean islands), 11 (12%) were from Asia (including Korea, China, Japan, and India), 11 (12%) were from Europe (including the United Kingdom, Romania, Italy, Norway, Spain, Belgium, and Denmark), 6 (7%) were from South America (including Brazil and Colombia), 5 (6%) were from the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Israel), 4 (4%) were from Africa (including South Africa, Ethiopia, and Mauritius), and 3 (3%) were from Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) . The eTable in Supplement 1 gives study specific country detail.…”

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“…Data analysis involved determining an overall pooled proportion estimate of weight-loss product use in adolescents from the 90 included studies . The studies included general population adolescent prevalence studies and populations among whom use of weight-loss products is known to be higher, including those with substance use, the LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex) community, adolescents with type 1 diabetes, those with known eating disorders, and elite athletes .…”

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Global Prevalence of Adolescent Use of Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products

Hall,

Hetti Pathirannahalage,

Mihalopoulos

et al. 2024

JAMA Netw Open

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ImportanceUse of nonprescribed weight-loss products in adolescents is a public health concern that is associated with negative physical and psychological consequences. However, the prevalence of nonprescribed weight-loss product use in adolescents is unknown.ObjectiveTo determine the global prevalence of nonprescription weight-loss product use in children and adolescents.Data SourcesFour databases, including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health), and EMBASE, were searched for quantitative studies that reported prevalence data on use of nonprescription weight-loss products with no restrictions on publication date. The search was performed December 1, 2020, and updated March 6, 2023.Study SelectionStudies were included in the meta-analysis if they reported the prevalence of weight-loss product use, were published in English, and included individuals 18 years or younger.Data Extraction and SynthesisData extraction was completed by 2 independent reviewers. Data analysis determined the overall pooled proportion of weight-loss product use in total and during the past week, past 30 days, past year, or lifetime. Inverse variance heterogeneity effect models were used.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe main outcome measure was the prevalence of nonprescription weight-loss product use in adolescents for all included studies and over the past week, past month, past year, or lifetime. Subgroup analysis included separation of groups by sex, specific weight-loss product types, geographical location, and study publication time.ResultsA total of 90 articles (604 552 unique participants) were included in the meta-analysis. Of these, 50 studies (56%) were from North America. The reported prevalence of weight-loss product use in adolescents was 5.5% (96% CI, 5.5%-5.6%) overall. When identifying use of weight-loss products in the general population, prevalence was 2.0% (95% CI, 1.9%-2.1%) in the past week, 4.4% (95% CI, 4.3%-4.5%) in the past month, 6.2% (95% CI, 6.1%-6.3%) in the past year, and 8.9% (95% CI, 8.6%-9.2%) in their lifetime. Use of weight-loss products was higher among girls than boys.Conclusions and RelevanceThis meta-analysis found that use of weight-loss products occurs at high levels in adolescents, especially girls. These findings suggest that, given the ineffectiveness of these products for weight loss coupled with their harmful long-term health consequences, interventions are required to reduce use of weight-loss products in this group.

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“…A total of 90 studies met the inclusion criteria and were therefore included in the meta-analysis. Figure 1 shows the PRISMA flow diagram.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Global Prevalence of Adolescent Use of Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products

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“…It is not uncommon for adolescents to report at-tempting many types of weight control behaviors, without clear definitions for what constitutes an attempt of a given weight control behavior4' or consistency in reporting attempts. 42 Further research into identifying the specific health risk associated with differing levels of child adiposity43 could perhaps help physicians more appropriately target counseling efforts toward at-risk children. Particularly in light of the relatively high rates of reported attempted weight loss, seemingly independent of adolescent weight status, pediatricians can play a role in dissuading youths in healthful weight ranges from engaging in weight loss behaviors.…”

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Physician Weight Counseling for Adolescents

Saelens

Jelalian

Kukene

2002

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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Adolescent obesity prevalence is increasing, with minimal study of physician weight counseling with youth. This study examines adolescents' (n=110) perceptions of physicians weight counseling. Overweight adolescents (>85th percentile for body mass index, BMI) report receiving counseling more than nonoverweight adolescents. Physicians more often have counseled obese (>95th BMI percentile) than overweight but not obese adolescents (85th-94th BMI percentile). Prior counseling and adolescents' ethnicity were related to greater perceived physician concern and adolescent receptivity to future counseling. Overweight adolescents report attempting weight loss strategies at rates similar to recommendations, but recommendations for specific weight control behaviors do not increase the likelihood of adolescent attempts.

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Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease

Wolfenden

Nathan

Sutherland

et al. 2017

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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Given the very low quality of the available evidence, it is uncertain whether the strategies tested improve implementation of the targeted school-based policies or practices, student health behaviours, or the knowledge or attitudes of school staff. It is also uncertain if strategies to improve implementation are cost-effective or if they result in unintended adverse consequences. Further research is required to guide efforts to facilitate the translation of evidence into practice in this setting.

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Agreement between survey and interview measures of weight control practices in adolescents

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Global Prevalence of Adolescent Use of Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products

Global Prevalence of Adolescent Use of Nonprescription Weight-Loss Products

Physician Weight Counseling for Adolescents

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