Next Steps in Efforts to Address the Obesity Epidemic.

Obesity prevalence continues to rise globally at alarming rates, with adverse health and economic implications. In this state-of-the-art review, we provide an analysis of selected evidence about the current knowledge in the obesity literature, including a synthesis of current challenges in obesity and its determinants. In addition, we review past and current efforts to combat the obesity epidemic, highlighting both successful efforts and areas for further development.

Opportunities in the Extended Day: Approaches for Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating During Out-of-School Time.

Background: This systematic review aims to identify out-of-school time (OST) interventions (eg, programming, policies) that increased opportunities for physical activity (PA) and healthy eating and/or improved youth PA and dietary behaviors.

Methods: We searched for articles within systematic reviews that met our criteria (2010-2018) and for individual articles (2010-2020). Reviewer pairs screened articles, double-extracted data, assessed risk of bias (RoB), and achieved consensus.