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Research progress on the role of mindfulness in intervention for adolescent obesity.

Frontiers in endocrinology
January 1, 2024
Shuming Shao et al. (5 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to review the effectiveness of mindfulness as an intervention for adolescent obesity and summarize its impact on physiological and psychological indicators.

Results Summary

The study found preliminary evidence supporting mindfulness as effective in improving physiological and psychological indicators in adolescents with obesity, suggesting it could become a new intervention approach.

Population

Adolescents in China with overweight or obesity.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (3)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
mindfulness
decrease
overweight and obesity rates
adolescents in China
-
shown its unique effectiveness
#1
mindfulness
increase
physiological and psychological indicators
adolescents
-
improving
#2
mindfulness
decrease
adolescent obesity
adolescents
-
preliminary effectiveness
#3
Abstract

In the face of the increasingly serious background of overweight and obesity rates among adolescents in China, mindfulness, as an emerging therapeutic approach, has shown its unique effectiveness. This article reviewed the research progress of mindfulness in the intervention of adolescent obesity, summarized its effects on improving physiological and psychological indicators, and listed the different options for implementing mindfulness therapy. These studies supported the preliminary effectiveness of mindfulness in the intervention of adolescent obesity, providing a basis for mindfulness to become a new approach for obesity intervention in the future.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansMindfulnessAdolescentPediatric Obesity
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality60/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.06
Normalized Score0.62
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