Journal of pediatric nursing
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Meta Analysis
Effective weight loss for overweight children: a meta-analysis of intervention studies.
Childhood overweight has increased in the United States. Success of weight-loss programs has been limited (Barlow, S. E., & Dietz, W. ⋯ The interventions had a significant positive effect on weight-loss average d = 0.95, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.79 to 1.11. Limited interventional studies with effective long-term maintenance of weight loss in children are available in the literature. However, there are effective methods for weight loss in children.