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The importance of long-term follow-up in child and adolescent obesity prevention interventions
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posted on 2011-08-01, 00:00 authored by R Jones, N Sinn, Karen CampbellKaren Campbell, Kylie HeskethKylie Hesketh, E Denney-Wilson, P Morgan, D Lubans, A MagareyPediatric overweight and obesity continues to be a major public health concern. Once established it is diffi cult to treat; therefore well-designed and evaluated prevention interventions are vitally important. There is considerable evidence to suggest that obesity prevention initiatives can change children ’ s behaviours and weight status over the short- or mediumterm; however, there is far less evidence on which to judge the impact over the longer term. In response to the rise in short- and medium-term obesity prevention studies for children and adolescents over recent years, the Prevention Stream of the Australasian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network highlight fi ve points as to why the dearth of obesity prevention studies with long-term follow-up should be urgently addressed. Furthermore, recommendations to strengthen the evidence base and outline key implications for research design in this area and the support required for long-term follow-up studies are detailed.
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International journal of pediatric obesityVolume
6Issue
3-4Pagination
178 - 181Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing LtdLocation
Oxford, LondonPublisher DOI
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1747-7166eISSN
1747-7174Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, Informa HealthcareUsage metrics
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