“Energy Up”: A Novel Approach to the Weight Management of Inner-City Teens

Chehab, Lynn Gettleman; Pfeffer, Betsy; Vargas, Ileana; Chen, Shaofu; Irigoyen, Matilde

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.009

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“…School-based interventions to improve physical activity and healthy eating among Latino children in the U.S-Five studies provided sufficient evidence to recommend school-based interventions to improve physical activity and healthy eating in the U.S. [16][17][18][19][20] Four interventions took place in elementary schools, [17][18][19][20] and one took place among an inner-city, predominantly Latina, parochial high school. 16 Two of the interventions were delivered by school staff or educators, 17,18 and three were delivered by trained project staff or other professionals.…”

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“…16 Two of the interventions were delivered by school staff or educators, 17,18 and three were delivered by trained project staff or other professionals. 16,18,20 Intervention durations ranged from 3.5 to 36 months, with varying frequency of contact (range: one to five times per week). Of the five interventions, two were group RCTs, 17,18 two were non-RCTs, 19,20 and one was a pre-post design.…”

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“…Of the five interventions, two were group RCTs, 17,18 two were non-RCTs, 19,20 and one was a pre-post design. 16 Each intervention had either one or two limitations in execution. BMI or BMI z-score was reported for four interventions, [16][17][18]20 and one reported percentage overweight/obese as the main outcome.…”

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“…16 Each intervention had either one or two limitations in execution. BMI or BMI z-score was reported for four interventions, [16][17][18]20 and one reported percentage overweight/obese as the main outcome. 19 Almost all interventions in this category were evaluated on a case-by-case basis with regard to effect size because of missing information needed for the calculation.…”

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“…For Latino children, school-based interventions provided favorable evidence for targeting obesity prevention efforts. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] For Latino adults, individually based, tailored interventions provided the most promise for the treatment of those who were already overweight or obese. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] Intervention in the healthcare context, for both children and adults, also showed great potential to prevent and treat obesity within the Latino population.…”

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Obesity Control in Latin American and U.S. Latinos

Holub

Elder

Arredondo

et al. 2013

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Context-Latinos are the largest and fastest-growing ethnically diverse group in the U.S.; they are also the most overweight. Mexico is now second to the U.S. in experiencing the worst epidemic of obesity in the world. Objectives of this study were to (1) conduct a systematic review of obesity-related interventions targeting Latinos living in the U.S. and Latin America and (2) develop evidence-based recommendations to inform culturally relevant strategies targeting obesity.Evidence acquisition-Obesity-related interventions, published between 1965 and 2010, were identified through searches of major electronic databases in 2010-2011. Selection criteria included evaluation of obesity-related measures; intervention conducted in a community setting; and at least 50.0% Latino/Latin American participants, or with stratified results by race/ethnicity.Evidence synthesis-Body of evidence was based on the number of available studies, study design, execution, and effect size. Of 19,758 articles, 105 interventions met final inclusion criteria. Interventions promoting physical activity and/or healthy eating had strong or sufficient evidence for recommending (1) school-based interventions in the U.S. and Latin America; (2) interventions for overweight or obese children in the healthcare context in Latin America; (3) individual-based interventions for overweight or obese adults in the U.S.; (4) individual-based interventions for adults in Latin America; and (5) healthcare-based interventions for overweight or obese adults in Latin America.Conclusions-Most intervention approaches combined physical activity and healthy eating to address both sides of the energy-balance equation. Results can help guide comprehensive evidence-based efforts to tackle the obesity epidemic in the U.S. and Latin America. ContextFor 3 decades, the worldwide obesity epidemic has continued to gain momentum. 1 The U.S. has led in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Populations of low-to middle-income countries (LMICs) historically evidenced fewer noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Address correspondence to: John P. Elder, PhD, MPH, Institute for Behavioral and Community Health (IBACH), San Diego State University, 9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 221, San Diego CA 92123. jelder@projects.sdsu.edu. No financial disclosures were reported by the authors of this paper.Supplementary data A pubcast created by the authors of this paper can be viewed at www.ajpmonline.org/content/video_pubcasts_collection. HHS Public Access Author Manuscript Author ManuscriptAuthor Manuscript Author Manuscript their risk factors, suffering instead from communicable diseases and other "diseases of poverty." Nevertheless, LMICs are experiencing accelerated nutrition-related and epidemiologic transitions linked to higher rates of NCDs. 2,3 Close to 80% of the 35 million annual deaths attributable to chronic diseases worldwide occur in LMICs. Overweight and obesity comprise the fifth-leading cause of all deaths, with more than 3 million annual deaths attributed to it. 4 In the...

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Effects of behavioral weight control intervention on binge eating symptoms among overweight adolescents

Mehlenbeck¹,

Jelalian²,

Lloyd-Richardson³

et al. 2009

Psychology in the Schools

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This study examined change in binge eating symptoms reported by moderately overweight adolescents following participation in a behavioral weight control intervention. A total of 194 adolescents across two randomized controlled trials participated. Adolescents in both study samples endorsed a mild level of binge eating symptoms at baseline. Results from both Study 1 and Study 2 indicate a significant reduction in binge eating symptoms following participation in a 16-week weight control intervention, F(1,60) = 9.43, p<.01 and F(1,98) = 20.98, p<.01, respectively. Several significant relationships between measures of self-concept and binge eating symptoms were noted, with lower self-concept scores related to higher binge eating symptoms scores at baseline. Changes in binge eating symptoms were also related to changes in physical appearance self-concept, global self-concept and physical self-worth at the end of the intervention. In conclusion, findings from this study support an emerging body of evidence suggesting that dietary restriction, as practiced through participation in a weight control intervention, leads to a reduction in binge eating symptoms among overweight adolescents.

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