A meta-analysis of family-behavioral weight-loss treatments for children

A meta-analysis of family-behavioral weight-loss treatments for children

Article Type: Reviews of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 13, Issue 4

K.M. Young, J.J. Northern, K.M. Lister, J.A. Drummond, W.H. O’Brien,Clinical Psychology Review,2007,Vol. 27 No. 2,pp. 240-249

This review assessed the efficacy of a family-behavioural component in weight-loss treatments for children. The authors concluded that weight-loss interventions that include a family-behavioural treatment are associated with a significant weight reduction which is maintained for several months. Limitations in the evidence and in the review methods mean that these conclusions must be viewed with caution.