Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Children

*Effect sizes shown are for combined physical activity and dietary interventions, unless otherwise stated.

Authors and Disclosures

Taryn Young, Charles S. Wiysonge¹, Anel Schoonees¹, Maylene Shung King², Ricardo Uauy³, and Juliana Kain³

¹Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. E-mail: anelschoonees@ac.za, charlesw@sun.ac.za
²Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Email: maylene.shungking@uct.ac.za
³Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition (INTA), University of Chile, Chile. E-mail: jkain@inta.uchile.cl

This column highlights Cochrane Reviews relevant to public health to stimulate debate about the review findings, their application, or methodological aspects that the reviews raise. In this issue, we look at a review summarizing interventions to prevent obesity in children. Anel Schoonees from South Africa summarised the Cochrane Review conducted by Walters and colleagues; and Maylene Shung King from South Africa, and Ricardo Uauy and Juliana Kain from Chile have written commentaries.