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Chimatapu SN, Mittelman SD, Habib M, Osuna-Garcia A, Vidmar AP. Wearable Devices Beyond Activity Trackers in Youth With Obesity: Summary of Options. Child Obes 2024; 20:208-218. [PMID: 37023409 PMCID: PMC10979694 DOI: 10.1089/chi.2023.0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
Abstract
Background: Current treatment protocols to prevent and treat pediatric obesity focus on prescriptive lifestyle interventions. However, treatment outcomes are modest due to poor adherence and heterogeneity in responses. Wearable technologies offer a unique solution as they provide real-time biofeedback that could improve adherence to and sustainability of lifestyle interventions. To date, all reviews on wearable devices in pediatric obesity cohorts have only explored biofeedback from physical activity trackers. Hence, we conducted a scoping review to (1) catalog other biofeedback wearable devices available in this cohort, (2) document various metrics collected from these devices, and (3) assess safety and adherence to these devices. Methods: This scoping review was conducted adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. Fifteen eligible studies examined the use of biofeedback wearable devices beyond activity trackers in pediatric cohorts, with an emphasis on feasibility of these devices. Results: Included studies varied in sample sizes (15-203) and in ages 6-21 years. Wearable devices are being used to capture various metrics of multicomponent weight loss interventions to provide more insights about glycemic variability, cardiometabolic function, sleep, nutrition, and body fat percentage. High safety and adherence rates were reported among these devices. Conclusions: Available evidence suggests that wearable devices have several applications aside from activity tracking, which could modify health behaviors through real-time biofeedback. Overall, these devices appear to be safe and feasible so as to be employed in various settings in the pediatric age group to prevent and treat obesity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sri Nikhita Chimatapu
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health and Life Sciences Librarian, Nursing, Biomedical Library, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Schmidt KA, Mokhtari P, Holzhausen EA, Alderete TL, Allayee H, Nayak KS, Sinatra FR, Pickering TA, Mack W, Kohli R, Goran MI. Effects of Dietary Sugar Reduction on Biomarkers of Cardiometabolic Health in Latino Youth: Secondary Analyses from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2023; 15:3338. [PMID: 37571275 PMCID: PMC10420969 DOI: 10.3390/nu15153338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Pediatric obesity and cardiometabolic disease disproportionately impact minority communities. Sugar reduction is a promising prevention strategy with consistent cross-sectional associations of increased sugar consumption with unfavorable biomarkers of cardiometabolic disease. Few trials have tested the efficacy of pediatric sugar reduction interventions. Therefore, in a parallel-design trial, we randomized Latino youth with obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile) [n = 105; 14.8 years] to control (standard diet advice) or sugar reduction (clinical intervention with a goal of ≤10% of calories from free sugar) for 12-weeks. Outcomes included changes in glucose tolerance and its determinants as assessed by a 2-h frequently sample oral glucose tolerance test, fasting serum lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, cholesterol:HDL), and inflammatory markers (CRP, IL-6, TNF-α). Free sugar intake decreased in the intervention group compared to the control group [11.5% to 7.3% vs. 13.9% to 10.7% (% Energy), respectively, p = 0.02], but there were no effects on any outcome of interest (pall > 0.07). However, an exploratory analysis revealed that sugar reduction, independent of randomization, was associated with an improved Oral-disposition index (p < 0.001), triglycerides (p = 0.049), and TNF-α (p = 0.02). Dietary sugar reduction may have the potential to reduce chronic disease risks through improvements in beta-cell function, serum triglycerides, and inflammatory markers in Latino adolescents with obesity.
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- Kelsey A. Schmidt
- Department of Pediatrics, The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #61, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA; (K.A.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #61, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA; (K.A.S.); (P.M.)
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (E.A.H.); (T.L.A.)
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (E.A.H.); (T.L.A.)
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; (H.A.); (T.A.P.); (W.M.)
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA;
- Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA;
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; (H.A.); (T.A.P.); (W.M.)
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; (H.A.); (T.A.P.); (W.M.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #61, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA; (K.A.S.); (P.M.)
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Sugar-sweetened beverages, effects on appetite and public health strategies to reduce the consumption among children: a review. Porto Biomed J 2022; 7:e172. [PMID: 35146179 PMCID: PMC8824388 DOI: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption have been of public health concern and a target of interventions due to their high consumption and burden in health-related consequences, particularly in children and adolescents. SSBs provide high energy intake with low nutritional value and are a major contributor for added and free sugars intake of Portuguese in all age-groups, especially adolescents. Despite its recognized effect on weight gain, it might also disrupt appetite regulation. Research on the effect of SSBs on appetitive traits is still scarce and unclear, and the current knowledge of these potential effects will be discussed in this review. This review also aims to describe public health strategies implemented to decrease SSBs consumption among children, particularly in Portugal, such as: (i) implemented taxation measures and its impact in sales and in preventable cases of disease and death, (ii) marketing regulations applied to children and adolescents, and ultimately (iii) the intention of application of a single Front-of-Package labeling system in all countries, aiming to increase consumers’ food literacy.
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