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Double- and triple-duty actions in childhood for addressing the global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change: A scoping review
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posted on 2023-05-19, 06:03 authored by C Venegas Hargous, Claudia StrugnellClaudia Strugnell, Steven AllenderSteven Allender, Liliana OrellanaLiliana Orellana, C Corvalan, Colin BellColin BellObesity, undernutrition, and climate change constitute a global syndemic that disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, including children. Double- and triple-duty actions that simultaneously address these pandemics are needed to prevent further health, economic, and environmental consequences. Evidence describing the implementation and evaluation of such actions is lacking. This review summarized the literature on whole-of-population actions targeting children that were designed or adapted to be double or triple duty. Six academic databases were searched (January 2015–March 2021) using terms related to ‘children’, ‘intervention’, ‘nutrition’, ‘physical activity’, and ‘climate change’. Data were extracted from 43/15,475 studies, including six randomized controlled trials. Most (58%) described triple-duty actions targeting food systems in schools such as implementing guidelines for healthier and environmentally sustainable school meals programs, and 51% reported engaging community in the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of actions. Changes in dietary intake, diet composition, greenhouse gas emissions, and food waste were the most frequently reported outcomes and 21 studies (three randomized controlled trials) showed positive double- or triple-duty effects. This review is the first to demonstrate that double- and triple-duty actions for addressing the global syndemic in childhood have been implemented and can have a positive impact on obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.
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Journal
Obesity ReviewsVolume
24Article number
e13555Pagination
1-18Location
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
ISSN
1467-7881eISSN
1467-789XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
4Publisher
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEndocrinology & Metabolismchildhoodclimate changeglobal syndemicobesitytriple-duty actionsundernutritionENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSFRUIT CONSUMPTIONFOOD-CONSUMPTIONSCHOOL MEALSNORDIC DIETHEALTHYDYNAMICSNUTRIENTPURCHASESYSTEMSHumansFoodSyndemicRefuse DisposalObesityMalnutritionClinical Trials and Supportive ActivitiesNutritionPediatricPreventionClinical Research3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing3 Prevention of disease and conditions, and promotion of well-beingCancerStrokeOral and gastrointestinalMetabolic and endocrineCardiovascular2 Zero Hunger13 Climate ActionMedical and Health SciencesPsychology and Cognitive Sciences