Dietary and lifestyle interventions for weight management in adults from minority ethnic/non‐White groups: a systematic review
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Summary: Minority ethnic/non‐White populations are more prone to weight gain and more susceptible to obesity‐related complications. The objective of this study was to systematically review dietary and lifestyle interventions for weight management in minority ethnic groups. Electronic databases and reference lists of original studies and reviews were searched for studies on dietary and lifestyle weight management interventions published. Randomized clinical trials with ≥6‐month duration were included. Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Fourteen studies involved African–Americans, one in non‐White Hispanics, one in Japanese Americans and three in both African–Americans and non‐White Hispanics. Most of the interventions proved relatively effective. However, significant drawbacks were noted for several of these studies, such as small sample size, high attrition rates and lack of follow‐up data. Better quality and long‐term trials are required in order to investigate in detail the effectiveness of lifestyle changes for weight management in these populations and eventually support evidence‐based recommendations.
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Lifestyle and behavior change interventions that are culturally adapted to the needs of specific groups are more likely to be effective.
“lifestyle and behavior change interventions that are culturally adapted to the needs of specific groups are more likely to be effective [19-21].”
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- Authors
- Osei‐Assibey, G., Kyrou, I., Adi, Y., Kumar, S., & Matyka, K.
- Affiliations
- University Hospital Coventry (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Venue
- Obesity Reviews
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-01-06
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 769-776
- ISSN
- 1467-7881 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-789X
- OpenAlex
- W1833189714
- Cited by
- 81
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 1.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Obesity Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Keywords
- weight management, dietary intervention, lifestyle intervention, ethnic minorities, obesity, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Japanese Americans, weight gain, intervention effectiveness
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Diet, Ethnicity, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Minority Groups, Obesity, Body Mass Index, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome
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