Cognitive behavioral therapy improves diet and body composition in overweight and obese adolescents

Abstract

A 10-wk CBT program followed by 10 wk of fortnightly phone contact improved body composition in overweight and obese adolescents. Changes in soft drink consumption may have contributed to this benefit.

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions in Child Obesity: Systematic Review With Meta-analysis

“…Twenty-four studies did not specify the method of randomization. [22][23][24]26,28,29,31,33,36,39,42,45,46,[48][49][50][51][63][64][65][66][67][68]71 Details of allocation concealment 23,24,26,28,29,31,[33][34][35][36]41,[43][44][45][46]50,51,63,[66][67][68]71 and study blinding 24,[27][28][29][30][31]…”

“…Nearly half of the studies were conducted in the United States (n = 18), 22,24,29,33,41,[46][47][48][49]50,56,63,64,[66][67][68][69]71 5 in Australia, 25,30,[35][36][37] and the others in Israel (n = 3), 39,43,44 Germany (n = 2), 32,51 the United Kingdom (n = 2), 34,40 Belgium, 65 China, 28 Finland, 42 Iran, 45 Korea, 31 Mexico, 38 Taiwan, 26 and Tunisia. 23 Eighteen studies targeted obese children exclusively, 22,23,26,28,29,31,34,38,[40][41][42]44,46,…”

“…23 Eighteen studies targeted obese children exclusively, 22,23,26,28,29,31,34,38,[40][41][42]44,46,51,[64][65][66]71 whereas the others targeted both overweight and obese children. Most studies (n = 14) were conducted in a hospital environment, 22,25,29,32,36,38,[40][41][43][44]46,63,65,68 followed by the community (n = 6), 23,27,[33][34][35]51 school (n = 6), 26,42,[48][49][50]64 and primary care setting (n = 6). 30,37,39,47,67,…”

“…Most studies (n = 14) were conducted in a hospital environment, 22,25,29,32,36,38,[40][41][43][44]46,63,65,68 followed by the community (n = 6), 23,27,[33][34][35]51 school (n = 6), 26,42,[48][49][50]64 and primary care setting (n = 6). 30,37,39,47,67,69 Thirteen studies were conducted in children, 25,30,[33][34][35]37,[40][41][42]44,47,50,66 7 in adolescents, [22][23][24]28,29,31,…”

“…Twelve studies did not follow the participants after the intervention program ended. [22][23][24]26,28,29,31,32,36,63,64,68 For the comparison of lifestyle intervention with usual care (n = 11), the intervention lengths varied from 3 months to 1 year, and 6 studies conducted subsequent follow-up, [41][42][43]45,65,69 ranging from 2 months to 4 years from the end of the active intervention component. Among the 5 written information studies, 1 had a varied intervention length, 2 had an intervention length of 6 months, 48,49 and another 2 were 1-year 50,51 intervention programs with the outcome evaluation at the end of the intervention.…”