Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents Aged 5–18 Years: An Overview of Nonrandomized Study Evidence Reported in 28 Systematic Reviews
The results from this overview of reviews suggest researchers and policy makers can be confident in considering the results of robust nonrandomized study designs (evaluating their impact on BMI) alongside RCTs in their decision making. Although we identified a significant number of NRSIs for review, very few evaluations of upstream interventions were eligible for inclusion.
Authors
- Carolyn Summerbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-9383)
- Deborah M Caldwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-7480)
- Julian P. T. Higgins
- Hannah Picton
- Jelena Savović
- Francesca Spiga
- Theresa H. M. Moore
Institutions
- Durham University (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Reviews
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.70090
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West