Lifestyle interventions for youth who are overweight: a meta-analytic review.

Objective: Clear evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions can be helpful in the treatment of youth who are overweight, but translational research is needed to address the gap between treatment research and clinical care.

Design: This meta-analysis integrated the results of 66 treatment-control comparisons and 59 alternate treatment comparisons evaluating lifestyle interventions for children and adolescents who were overweight.

Main Outcome Measures: Between-groups differences in weight-related outcomes and other health-related behaviors at the end of treatment.