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

Shuming Shao, Linda Li, Yimin Zhang, Zheng Liu, Xiaorui Zhang

Frontiers in Endocrinology August 21, 2024 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1412522 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Review Peer reviewed
Population Adolescents with overweight or obesity in China
Intervention Mindfulness
Topics Meditation
Keywords Intervention Adolescent obesity Research progress
Key findings The authors report that studies support the preliminary effectiveness of mindfulness for adolescent obesity, with effects on physiological and psychological indicators, and propose it as a potential new intervention approach. No specific effect sizes or participant numbers are given in the abstract.

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.

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