Introduction: This position statement on medical nutrition therapy in the management of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents was prepared by an expert committee convened by the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and developed in collaboration with the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD). Methods: It is based on the best evidence available from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials on child and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment and other relevant peer-reviewed literature. Results: Multicomponent behavioural interventions are generally considered to be the gold standard treatment for children and adolescents living with obesity. The evidence presented in this position statement confirms that dietary interventions can effectively improve adiposity-related outcomes. Dietary strategies should focus on the reduction of total energy intake through promotion of food-based guidelines that target modification of usual eating patterns and behaviours. These should target increasing intakes of nutrient-rich foods with a lower energy density, specifically vegetables and fruits, and a reduction in intakes of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods and beverages. In addition, higher intensity, longer duration treatments, delivered by interventionists with specialized dietetic-related skills and co-designed with families, are associated with greater treatment effects. Discussion: Such interventions should be resourced adequately so that they can be implemented in a range of settings and in different formats, including digital or online delivery, to enhance accessibility.

Obesity in children and adolescents is a global public health concern. Population-level surveillance studies use body mass index (BMI) as a proxy measure for adiposity-related diseases such as obesity. Both incidence and prevalence of BMI continue to increase with estimates that by 2025, 340 million 5–19-year-olds will have a BMI classified as overweight or obesity [1]. Between 2015 and 2017, the overall prevalence of combined overweight/obesity in the European region among 6–9-year-olds was 29% in boys and 27% in girls, including an obesity prevalence of 13% in boys and 9% in girls [2]. Data for 6–9-year-old children are extracted from the World Health Organization (WHO) European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI), but there is no Europe-wide dataset for younger children [2]. There is a wide variation between countries, with some Mediterranean countries reporting that 40% of children are living with overweight and 14–24% with obesity [2]. The most rapid increases in prevalence have been in low and lower middle-income countries [3]. Evidence from Europe [4, 5] and globally [6] highlights that the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated changes in health behaviours and increases in BMI resulting in a spike in child and adolescent overweight and obesity incidence.

Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health [7]. In the European region, both the WHO and the International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) definitions of overweight and obesity are used in addition to a number of country-specific growth references [8‒10]. Weight status categories within these definitions reflect the age and gender-specific developmental and nutritional needs of children and adolescents. Treatment and management of children and adolescents with overweight and obesity are more complex than for adults due to dietary requirements varying with age and developmental stage, in addition to increasing autonomy in behavioural decisions with maturity onset [11]. Substantial progress has been made in recent years towards understanding the contributions of nutrition, weight status within a child developmental context and relative to metabolic, microbiome, and genetic factors [12].

Early life factors strongly influence children’s eating behaviours and establish a “blueprint” for lifelong food preferences, and hence risk of developing overweight and obesity and other chronic diseases [13, 14]. Children’s eating behaviours and parental feeding style can affect the likelihood of obesity development in childhood [15]. The “first, do no harm” philosophy should underpin all strategies to influence the dietary, physical activity, and sedentary behaviours of children and adolescents [16]. Weight-related stigma and bias are increasingly recognized as barriers to receiving treatment and support. Non-weight-centric approaches by treatment providers and in interventions have the potential to mitigate and mediate stigma and bias. It is important to raise awareness of the importance of focusing on improvement in healthy habits and quality of life rather than weight loss, along with psychological implications of obesity, while ensuring any comorbidities are prevented or managed [17].

Obesity is a multifactorial disease caused by health-disrupting environments, psycho-social, metabolic, behavioural factors, and genetic variants. In childhood and adolescence, obesity lays the foundation for obesity in adulthood and various related non-communicable diseases, impacting health and well-being throughout the life course [18, 19]. Therefore, public health initiatives for systematic early identification and treatment of overweight and obesity have been established in some countries [20]. Such initiatives align with national-level food and health policies, country-specific childhood nutrition, and weight management guidelines, and articulate with local programmes for children and adolescents identified as being at risk for overweight or obesity. Similarly, in the UK the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published clinical guidelines for obesity identification, assessment, and management [21], and a specific lifestyle management service pathway for children and young people with overweight or obesity [22]. The National Health Service (NHS) has initiated services for children with obesity-related complications to receive specialist treatment and tailored healthcare as part of a long-term plan to reduce the need for more invasive treatment [23]. Guidelines for overweight and obesity treatment in the European region are country-specific, and currently, there are no overarching evidence-based guidelines for dietary management or medical nutrition therapy (MNT) of overweight and obesity that are specific to children and adolescents [24]. The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD) and the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) collaborated to conduct and publish a survey of the available guidelines for dietetic treatment of obesity across Europe [25]. Although several guidelines were identified, most European countries did not have guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence and lacked regular updates. In a follow-up survey, it was highlighted that dietitians often consult guidelines from other countries or regions when designing obesity treatment plans. There is a need for transversal guidelines that are applicable in all European countries that act as a platform for collaboration across countries and regions but allow for local adaptation based on the needs and priorities of each country/region [25].

The EASO Childhood Obesity Task Force (COTF) advocates for childhood obesity to be formally recognized as a chronic disease so that interventions and health policies for obesity prevention and treatment are prioritized at the societal and individual level, as they are for other chronic diseases in children and adolescents [26]. Globally, there is increasing recognition that children and adolescents are highly vulnerable to weight bias and stigma, impacting their health and well-being as well as obesity treatment outcomes. “Weight bias” refers to negative individual attitudes and beliefs about people living with obesity. Social stereotypes that people with obesity are lazy, unintelligent, and lacking willpower are deeply ingrained in our society and can lead to stigmatizing practices and discriminatory actions [27].

Research indicates that weight stigma can impact physical health and mental health outcomes, as well as healthcare delivery [28, 29]. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that weight stigma may increase risk for all-cause mortality independently of weight or BMI status [30]. Experiences of weight stigma can be a driver and a barrier for obesity management in children and adolescents [31]. For example, there is evidence that individuals who experience weight stigma can internalize these weight biased beliefs and attitudes, meaning that they feel shame over their weight and bodies and can engage in unhealthy coping strategies such as unhealthy eating and avoidance of physical activity [32, 33]. Internalized weight bias has been associated with greater disordered eating patterns, depression, and greater cardiometabolic risk [34, 35].

Weight bias is highly prevalent among healthcare professionals, including dietitians [36]. Increasing awareness and knowledge among healthcare professionals about the uncontrollable and non-modifiable causes of obesity (genetics, biology, environment, socio-cultural influences) can decrease weight bias [37]. In addition, to shift the perception that obesity is simply a lifestyle choice and that individuals living with obesity are just lazy or lacking willpower to manage their own weight, it is important that clinical practice guidelines are aligned with the science of obesity [38]. The science of obesity stipulates that obesity is a chronic disease and that weight control is dependent on factors that are beyond an individual’s food and physical activity behaviours [39]. Therefore, obesity care should include long-term interventions that focus on improving health and well-being, rather than weight loss alone. Reframing obesity as a chronic disease can be an important strategy to reduce weight bias and stigma for children, adolescents, and their families.

Published recommendations for the nutritional management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents have been compiled by consolidating clinical practice guidelines from relevant jurisdictions or countries. The contributing guidelines are usually based on empirical evidence and previously published guidelines and informed by clinical expertise and expert opinion. A 2021 systematic review consolidated recommendations for nutritional management of paediatric overweight and obesity, and proposed a structured framework to guide dietary intervention [40], and a 2021 scoping review addressed dietetic management of paediatric obesity and severe obesity [24]. These evidence syntheses have contributed substantially towards defining and differentiating the dietary and nutrition components from other aspects of paediatric overweight and obesity treatment.

There is a need for comprehensive, age-appropriate, and evidence-based MNT guidelines for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. Such guidelines must align with the current understanding of obesity as a chronic disease that requires long-term care while focusing on improving health and well-being, rather than weight loss outcomes alone.

MNT is an evidence-based nutritional therapeutic approach used in the nutrition care process of treating and/or managing chronic diseases, in this case child and adolescent obesity. Individual MNT (IMNT) is usually conducted in a clinical or primary care setting, and includes nutrition assessment, diagnostics, therapy, and counselling. IMNT is implemented and monitored by a qualified dietitian in liaison with a physician. IMNT for a child with overweight or obesity usually involves at least one parent and sometimes the whole family whereas with an adolescent, IMNT would usually primarily involve the individual themselves, but guidelines usually highlight the importance of parental involvement [41] despite little empirical evidence upon which to base these guidelines [42]. This position statement synthesized graded evidence from interventions, with a dietary component, for the treatment of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents, and then applied expert consensus to develop recommendations for IMNT. It primarily focuses on the effect of MNT, provided alone or together with other interventions, on dietary outcomes in children and adolescents receiving treatment for overweight or obesity. Its secondary focus is on adiposity outcomes, as in the majority of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) the MNT intervention is provided as part of a multicomponent treatment strategy where it is not possible to separate out the specific effect of the dietary intervention on the adiposity outcome.

The process for evidence identification, grading, and recommendation development for this position statement is provided in Tables 1-3. The following considerations were accounted for in the process of applying evidence from interventions to this position statement and recommendations:

Table 1.

Summary of processes for evidence synthesis and recommendation development [16, 17, 40‒42, 44, 45, 47‒50, 80, 105, 116, 117, 127, 128, 137, 142‒147]

 Summary of processes for evidence synthesis and recommendation development [16, 17, 40‒42, 44, 45, 47‒50, 80, 105, 116, 117, 127, 128, 137, 142‒147]
 Summary of processes for evidence synthesis and recommendation development [16, 17, 40‒42, 44, 45, 47‒50, 80, 105, 116, 117, 127, 128, 137, 142‒147]
Table 2.

Critical appraisal of systematic and other reviews and RCTs

 Critical appraisal of systematic and other reviews and RCTs
 Critical appraisal of systematic and other reviews and RCTs
Table 3.

Alignment and modification of evidence grading criteria for meta-analyses, systematic reviews and RCTs included in position paper

 Alignment and modification of evidence grading criteria for meta-analyses, systematic reviews and RCTs included in position paper
 Alignment and modification of evidence grading criteria for meta-analyses, systematic reviews and RCTs included in position paper
  • Treatment of overweight and obesity differs between children, adolescents, and adults, with establishment of healthy behaviours prioritized rather than weight loss alone.

  • IMNT generally involves a (decreasing) level of parental input with increasing child age or capability.

  • Reference food-based dietary guidelines differ between countries depending on food availability, by age group and gender, and health status, to account for nutrient requirements for normal growth and development and for puberty in adolescence [43]. Thirty-three countries in Europe have published food-based dietary guidelines [43].

  • Evidence contributing to this position statement is predominantly from between-group findings in RCTs in children and adolescents (up to 20 years of age) included in seven systematic reviews [40, 44‒49] and an umbrella-style review of Cochrane reviews [50]. Within-group findings in RCTs that involved comparison of two interventions were considered and reported if clinically relevant to IMNT in order for healthcare professionals to benchmark against achievable individual-level dietary targets [51].

  • Consolidated data were reviewed by childhood obesity academic and practicing dietetic experts from the University of Newcastle, EASO, and EFAD to derive implications and recommendations.

Meta-analysis of total energy intake in 29 RCTs (from a 2021 systematic review of 109 RCTs) involving those aged two to 20 years with overweight or obesity reported that intervention groups achieved significantly greater decreases in mean total energy intake compared to control groups at up to 6 months (−194 kcal/day, 95% CI: −275.80 to −112.90 kcal/day, p < 0.001) and up to 12 months (−112 kcal/day 95%, CI: −218.92 to −5.83 kcal/day, p < 0.05) but not at longer than 12-month follow-up (−19 kcal/day, 95% CI: −263.63 to 224.06, p = 0.87) [40]. In the same review, total energy intake reductions of up to 500 kcal per day from baseline to 6 and 12 months were reported in both intervention and comparator groups. Only 2% of these RCTs reported dietary intake as the primary outcome, so studies were possibly underpowered to detect dietary change [40].

A systematic review of very low energy diet (VLED) interventions (≤800 kcal/day or <50% energy requirements) reported that VLED programmes are effective for treating 5- to 18-year-olds with obesity, with greater weight loss reported in studies with adolescents that used nutritionally complete meal replacement (MR), and/or in inpatient settings. Meta-analysis of seven studies indicated 5.3 kg mean weight loss (CI: 2.5–8.0 kg, p < 0.001), and meta-analysis of five studies indicated a BMI reduction of 3.4 kg/m2 (CI: 1.9–4.9 kg/m2, p < 0.001) at follow-up (5–14.5 months from baseline). Meta-analysis also provided evidence of significant improvements in cardiometabolic outcomes including blood pressure, total cholesterol, blood glucose, and insulin levels [44]. Reporting on adverse events within studies was limited, and so, the safety of VLED in this context cannot be confirmed. Adverse events reported included fatigue, hunger, postural dizziness, nausea, muscle cramps, bad breath, and headache, although one study reported an intermittent sinoatrial block in one participant on day 7 and a life-threatening symptomatic arrhythmia (non-sustained ventricular tachycardia) in another participant on day 14, the latter attributed to electrolyte deficiencies after switching to a home-made formulation [44]. The review authors recommended that “a VLED programme for the treatment of a child or adolescent with obesity should only be implemented by trained health professionals with regular review to monitor safety, including expected adverse effects. A dietitian should also be consulted to ensure nutritional adequacy of either formula or food-based VLED programmes. Following the initial rapid weight loss phase, ongoing maintenance and support are likely to be required to prevent weight regain” [44].

Evidence statement 1 (GRADE A): Modest reductions in total energy intake within IMNT implemented by a qualified dietitian that are sustained for up to 12 months are achievable and can result in meaningful individual health improvements for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity [52]. Individual’s energy intake requirements increase with age and also depend on physical activity levels, so they need to be regularly reviewed and adjusted.

Macronutrient Distribution

A 2014 systematic review, of 14 eligible randomized or quasi-RCTs, reported that improved weight status was achievable regardless of the macronutrient composition of a reduced energy diet in children or adolescents with overweight or obesity [46]. Consistent with these findings, decreased adiposity outcomes in children or adolescents have been reported when dietary fat or carbohydrate is reduced [53] or a diet that included a higher protein meal [54, 55] was compared to a control group. In studies that compared two methods of dietary macronutrient manipulation, such as low carbohydrate versus low fat, within-group analyses show both to be equally effective in reducing childhood adiposity indicators [56‒58].

Across five RCTs, a low glycaemic index (GI) diet reduced adiposity outcomes compared to isocaloric [59, 60] or hypocaloric (but higher GI) dietary interventions [61]. In the context of broader lifestyle interventions, low glycaemic load interventions are as effective as interventions that modify macronutrient proportions and hypocaloric diets [62‒64].

Dietary Fat

Decreased dietary fat proportions of 4–5% of total energy intake (both p < 0.01) have been reported at 4-month follow-up in two RCTs [65, 66]. Within-group decreases in dietary fat intake ranged from seven to 45 g per day at 3 to 5 months [67‒71] to a decrease of 15 g per day (p < 0.01) at 12-month [72] and 24-month follow-up [73].

Carbohydrate

Food-based guidance or behaviour change strategies and daily carbohydrate targets have been reported to significantly decrease carbohydrate intake, although not all studies that included an intervention targeting daily carbohydrate intake reported a significant change [40]. Between-group differences in carbohydrate intake reported in five RCTs [53, 68, 69, 71, 72] included a decrease of 72 g per day at 12-month follow-up in a dietitian-facilitated group programme involving parents and children (p < 0.01) [72]. Within-group decreases of 71–91 g per day (both p < 0.001) at 2-month [70] and 72 (p < 0.001) to 73 (p < 0.01) grams per day at 6-month follow-up have been reported [74]. Three out of four RCTs [61, 62, 64, 75] that reported glycaemic load decreased this measure by between 22.4 g/1,000 kcal (p < 0.001) at 2 months [62] and 13.8 g/1,000 kcal (p < 0.05) at 3 months [64].

Protein

Although limited evidence exists from RCTs about how to influence protein intake, one study identified that a high-protein breakfast significantly reduced daily hunger (p < 0.05) [54] and in another study reduced hunger was sustained for up to 3 h post-meal compared to control (p < 0.001) [55]. Within-group decreases in protein of 15–20 g per day were reported at between 2-month [70] and 6-month follow-up [76].

Evidence statement 2 (GRADE A): Altering macronutrient proportions is achievable with use of food-based dietary guidance over periods of up to 12 months. There is little evidence to support targeting increasing or decreasing proportions of protein, fat, and carbohydrate in an isocaloric diet; however, an increased proportion of food-based protein and decreased GI or load is consistently associated with reduced total energy intakes.

Vegetables and Fruit

One study examining the influence of vegetable and fruit intake on adiposity reported that a plant-based diet significantly decreased BMI percentile and BMI z-score at 4 weeks compared to a heart-healthy diet in children and adolescents aged 9–18 years with obesity and hypercholesterolemia [77]. Duncanson et al. [40] reported that 21 out of 34 RCTs (62%) that measured vegetable and/or fruit intake in weight management interventions in children and adolescents reported a statistically significant increase in vegetable and/or fruit consumption in an intervention arm of the study. Between-group increases in the reviewed RCTs ranged from 2.3 servings per day at 2-month follow-up [78] to 0.3 – 0.5 servings per day at 8–12-month follow-up [79, 80]. Fruit intake increases of one serving per day at 2-month follow-up [70] and 0.3 servings per day at 6-month follow-up [81] were reported in the intervention group in 5 RCTs. Significant within-group increases of 0.3–0.5 vegetable servings per day were reported at follow-up 3–12 months from baseline [70, 81‒83]. Four RCTs reported a significant decrease in fruit juice intake, ranging from reduced fruit juice intake at 3 months in two intervention arms (−65 mL/day, −64 mL/day, both p < 0.05) [84, 85] to increased odds of the intervention group never or rarely consuming fruit juice (OR 2.5 [1.6, 3.8]) at 24 months [86].

Dairy Foods

Findings from RCTs that included dairy food-focused interventions [87, 88] indicate that recommending up to four servings of dairy per day as part of a healthy diet and exercise programme can reduce adiposity measures compared with a non-intervention control. In a systematic review that included 20 RCTs, 31 longitudinal cohort studies, and 43 cross-sectional studies, milk and other dairy products were consistently found not to be associated with obesity and indicators of adiposity in children, when adjusted for energy intake [45]. In a systematic review of prospective cohort studies, with each daily serving increment in dairy consumption, percentage body fat was reduced by 0.65%, which was not significant (β = 0.65; 95% CI: −1.35, 0.06; p = 0.07), and overweight/obesity risk was 13% lower (OR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.74, 0.98) [48]. Four RCTs reported increased dairy food intakes [70, 84, 89, 90], including between-group differences of 94 g per day at 2-month follow-up [70] and 194 g more milk per day at 6-month follow-up [89].

Whole Grains

Intake of grains increased by up to 1.4 servings per day in an intervention compared to control groups at 6-month follow-up [91]. From RCTs that reported increased fibre intake, one reported a between-group increase of 4 g per day (p < 0.05) [92], while intervention group increases ranged from 3.4 g per 1,000 kcal (p < 0.05) at 4 months [66] to 2.8 g per day (p < 0.05) at 6 months [74].

Meat

Fatty or processed meats were not well differentiated from lean meat intake in included RCTs that involved a dietary intervention, so implications for IMNT regarding meat consumption could not be drawn [40]. Associations between adiposity and dairy, whole grains, or meat intake were not reported in these studies.

Evidence statement 3 (GRADE A): There is a substantial body of evidence supporting a targeted approach to increasing specific core foods, or groups of foods, while simultaneously targeting reduced intake of energy-dense nutrient-poor (EDNP) foods. Any intentional increase in nutrient-dense foods like dairy intake needs to be offset by reducing EDNP foods as part of an isocaloric or hypocaloric diet. IMNT needs to be explicit in differentiating between “nutrient-dense” lean meat and reduced fat dairy foods and more highly processed or energy-dense meat and dairy food options in order to optimize diet quality, nutrient intakes and avoid excessive energy, saturated fat, free sugar, and sodium intakes.

Two interventions reported improvements in adiposity outcomes as a result of reduced EDNP foods that are highly or ultraprocessed and contain added fat, salt, and sugar [93, 94]. Limiting EDNP food choices using a traffic-light system within a family-based intervention resulted in a significantly greater decrease in weight than the comparator group in one study [93]. A sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB)-focused intervention reported significantly lower increase in BMI (−0.57 kg/m2, p < 0.05) and weight (−1.9 kg, p < 0.05) in the intervention compared with control group at 12-month follow-up [94]. Duncanson et al. [40] indicated that decreasing intake of total and specific EDNP foods is achievable and has the potential to reduce adiposity outcomes as part of MNT. Seventeen of the 40 RCTs that measured intake of EDNP foods in their review reported a statistically significant between-group decrease in EDNP food intake. Significant between-group effects (intervention vs. comparator group) on total EDNP food intake (n = 5 RCTs) included reduced high fat/sugar foods by 0.9 servings per day (−1.4 vs. −0.5 servings/day, p < 0.01) at 6 months [91] and improved ratio of nutrient-dense to EDNP foods at 24 months (−0.9 vs. −3.1, p < 0.05) [95]. Significant within-group decreases in proportion of EDNP (n = 9 RCTs) that are relevant to IMNT include an 8% (p < 0.01) decrease in total energy intake from EDNP at 12 months [96] and a 7% (p < 0.01) decrease at 24-month follow-up [82]. Within-group decreases in total or specific EDNP food servings (−0.5 to −2.0 servings/day) were reported at 2–3 months in two RCTs [97, 98] and 6–12 months in four RCTs [81, 99‒101]. Strategies to “swap” EDNP for nutrient-dense foods and targeting specific EDNP food items were effective and are readily applicable to IMNT involving children and adolescents with overweight and obesity.

The systematic review on dietary outcomes from interventions for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity reported decreased intakes of specific “savoury” and “sweet” EDNP foods [40]. These included 0.5 fewer servings of fast food per week (−0.17 vs. + 0.28, p < 0.05) [102] and less fried foods at 12-month follow-up (−0.3 servings/day, p < 0.05) [103]. Significant between-group decreases in sugar intake ranged from −48 g/day at 4 months (p < 0.05) and −105 g/day at 12 months (p < 0.001) to −58 g/day at 24-month follow-up (p < 0.01) in an intervention that replaced sugar-sweetened with non-caloric beverages in the home [94]. Twenty of 28 RCTs (71%) in Duncanson et al. [40] that measured SSB intake reported a significant decrease between 0.3 and 1.5 servings per day at 4–24-month follow-up. Seven studies targeted reducing SSB intake as a specific dietary intervention strategy, and one targeted increased water intake. In that study, a strategy aimed at increasing water intake to eight cups a day resulted in an increase in water intake from 2.0 (95% CI: 1.4–2.7) to 4.8 cups (95% CI: 3.8–5.9, p < 0.0001) in the intervention arm at 6-month follow-up [104].

Evidence statement 4 (GRADE A): Decreased EDNP foods for up to 12 months is achievable, but sustained change in dietary intake beyond 12 months is not as commonly evaluated. It is feasible for children and adolescents to decrease savoury EDNP by 0.5 to one serving per day, total sugar intake by more than 50 grams per day, and SSBs by one serving per day and maintain these changes for up to 12 months.

A quantitative synthesis of 26 meta-analyses resulted in a statistically significant standardized mean difference in BMI of −0.12 (95% CI: −0.16, −0.08) [105]. Similarly, an integrated overview of six Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions for treating children and adolescents with overweight and obesity reported modest BMI z-score decreases between 0.04 and 0.4 units at a follow-up of 10–24 months from baseline [50]. Multicomponent interventions for children aged up to 6 years reported a change in BMI z-score between −0.4 units (95% CI: −0.6 to −0.2), 12–18-month follow-up to −0.3 units (95% CI: −0.4 to −0.1) at 2 years from baseline. In studies for children with mean age of 6 to 12 years, mean difference in BMI z-score was −0.04 units (95% CI: −0.15 to 0.08) at 10–24-month follow-up and for adolescents aged 13–18 years, and the change in BMI z-score was −0.13 units (95% CI: −0.21 to −0.05). A review by Steinbeck et al. [49] reported that interventions in adolescents aged 12–15 years had a 41% lower odds of achieving successful weight reduction and maintenance compared to interventions in children aged 5–11 years, indicating the need for intervention initiation at a younger age.

Comparison and consolidation of adiposity outcomes from diet or diet-lifestyle interventions are limited by heterogeneity in study characteristics, including control or comparator groups. In 12–16-year-olds with obesity and asthma, a 28-week normocaloric diet (i.e., based on normal requirements for height and meal planning) compared with an “ad libitum” diet control group (2,231 ± 231 kcal vs. 3,243 ± 278, p < 0.001) resulted in a 0.5 unit decrease in BMI z-score (2.18 ± 0.3–1.66 ± 0.2 vs. 2.17 ± 0.2–2.12 ± 0.3, p < 0.01) and significant weight loss (−2.5 ± 1.3 kg vs. + 1.6 ± 1.3 kg, p < 0.03) [106]. In 8–17-year-olds, also with obesity and asthma, BMI z-score decreases of −0.2 [−0.4, −0.1] versus 0.0 [−0.1, 0.0, p < 0.05] were reported after a 10-week hypocaloric diet (target of −500 kcal/day) compared with the waitlist control group [107]. Mendes et al. [108] reported significant decreases in adiposity outcomes at 6 months with 500 kcal intake deficit from both fixed diet plan and a calorie counting diet plan. A further 18 interventions that combined a dietary intervention with interventions targeting physical activity or behaviour modification reduced at least one, and usually several adiposity indicators, compared with a non-intervention control [40]. It was not possible to determine the independent influence of diet on adiposity within these multicomponent lifestyle interventions.

Evidence statement 5 (GRADE A): Decreased adiposity outcomes are achievable following sustained modest to moderate energy intake deficit. The majority of interventions to date have focused on children and adolescents with obesity rather than overweight. Earlier identification of children and adolescents with overweight or obesity may support earlier treatment and improved health outcomes [40].

Parental Involvement in Intervention

In their 2021 systematic review of dietary outcomes of RCTs for children or adolescents with overweight or obesity, Duncanson et al. [40] concluded that some intervention characteristics and strategies were common across age groups and some were age group specific. Universal characteristics included goals for nutrient adequacy, optimal growth, and age-appropriate food and eating behaviours. Interventions that focused on younger children (<5 years), generally involved similar strategies for children of any weight status, monitored growth and aimed to influence feeding behaviours of parents. For children aged five to 12 years, interventions involved more specific strategies for children identified as above 85th BMI percentile and included some child-specific components in addition to parent- and family-focused strategies. Adolescent-focused interventions involved some elements (and transitioning towards) adult-type management, with less parental focus and with some interventions involving MRs, medication, or bariatric surgery.

In their 2018 integrative review, Ells et al. [50] differentiated adiposity outcomes by age group and reported similar BMI z-score outcomes in parent-only and parent-child interventions aimed at 6–12-year-old children and similar outcomes in adolescent-only or adolescent-parent interventions for 12–18-years-olds. Two RCTs comparing parent-only interventions with a waiting list control reported a statistically significant change in BMI z-score in the intervention at 10–12-month follow-up (−0.10 units: 95% CI: −0.19 to −0.01). A parent-only intervention for 4- to 6-year-olds reported significant between-group difference in adiposity compared to a less intensive standard treatment involving parent and child [50]. An umbrella review that included 14 systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses supports the inclusion of a parental component in interventions to improve the weight outcomes of children aged three to 12 years. The authors concluded that evidence to guide the optimal type, intensity, and method of parent involvement was lacking [80]. Similarly, a systematic review that identified 23 studies reporting on behavioural lifestyle interventions that involved parents of adolescents with obesity was unable to conclusively recommend roles or elements of parental involvement because few RCTs experimentally manipulated parent involvement and reporting of interventions, adherence, and specific parent-related outcomes was unclear [42].

Lifestyle or Diet and Physical Activity Interventions

The majority of lifestyle interventions that incorporate a dietary component report a reduction in at least one adiposity indicator compared with a non-intervention control; however, the independent influence of diet on adiposity cannot be differentiated in these studies [109]. A combined diet-physical activity intervention resulted in a significantly greater decrease in adiposity compared with the same physical activity intervention alone in two RCTs [82, 110]. Burrows et al. [82] also reported that a diet-only intervention decreased BMI z-score more than the physical activity intervention.

Psychological or Motivational Interviewing Component

Psychological components in interventions for children or adolescents with overweight or obesity predominantly involve motivational interviewing (MI) conducted by a health professional with psychological or therapeutic patient education training. Approaches reported to result in a significant between-group difference in adiposity outcomes include a 6-month nurse-led solution-focused intervention (−2.6 to −11 kg vs. 2.9–9.0 kg, p < 0.01) [111] and a 6-month nutritionist-led MI intervention (BMI 29.91 ± 3.42–27.25 ± 2.79 kg/m2 vs. 30.29 ± 3.65 vs. 30.81 ± 3.41 kg/m2, p = 0.001) [112] with two other studies reporting a within-group reduced BMI z-score from a MI intervention [113, 114]. In an RCT involving 475 families including children aged 2–6 years with overweight or obesity, MI participants had a smaller, non-significant increase in BMI (−0.21 kg/m2; p = 0.15), and non-significant but greater decreases in fast food (−0.16 servings/week; p = 0.07) and SSBs (−0.22 servings/day; p = 0.15) [115].

Three out of six included studies in a 2015 review of MI in childhood obesity treatment reported positive results on BMI, eating habits, and lifestyle change. Overall, this review cautioned that the efficacy of MI in the treatment of obese children required further research before it could be considered empirically evidenced [116].

E-Health Component

E-health interventions that have been used in interventions for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity include social media interactions, internet-based programmes, text messaging, website, online games, e-health meal planning tools, telemedicine, tablet or smartphone application, wrist device to measure energy expenditure, and a device that trains individuals to eat more slowly. These methods have demonstrated feasibility, with some reporting improved adiposity outcomes, especially in participants who report high engagement with the e-health intervention [40]. Meta-analysis of 16 comparable studies in a systematic review of e-health interventions for children and adolescents with overweight or obesity showed a small but statistically significant difference favouring the e-health intervention groups compared with controls (standardized mean difference −0.31, 95% CI: −0.49 to −0.13, p < 0.001) [117].

Intervention Settings

Primary care-based weight management interventions for children up to 14 years of age can lead to short [118] and longer term (up to 24 months) decreases in measures of adiposity [119, 120]. More intensive interventions have been reported to result in enhanced outcomes [121, 122]. A 24-month intervention in a primary care setting, including MI delivered by both the primary care provider and a dietitian, led to greater decreases in BMI percentile compared with usual care (−4.9 ± 0.99 vs. 1.8 + 0.98, p < 0.05) [123]. A multidisciplinary intervention for children and adolescents aged 5–16 years with a BMI percentile of 98 or higher implemented that was translated from a tertiary to primary care setting was equally as effective in reducing BMI standard deviation score (SDS) at 12-month follow-up (−0.15 ± 0.25 vs. −0.17 ± 0.26) [124]. A 12-month self-guided lifestyle modification programme (LMP) for 169 adolescents implemented primarily in the home (with 6 clinic visits) and a 12-month intensive family-based lifestyle modification curriculum provided in primary care were both effective in reducing mean (SE) adiposity (−1.31 (0.05)% versus −1.17 (0.99)%) [125].

Interventionist

Secondary analysis of dietary intervention features and dietary outcomes in the review by Duncanson et al. [40] identified that 67% of RCTs in which a dietitian-administered dietary interventions reported significant decreases in total energy intake compared to 43% (χ2[1] 6.65, p < 0.05) that were not dietitian-administered [40]. Dietitians delivered a higher percentage of interventions that involved personalized dietary advice than other interventionists (69% vs. 42%, p < 0.01), and similar percentages of interventions that resulted in changes in SSB (26% vs. 31%), EDNP foods (46% vs. 47%), and core foods or nutrients (67% vs. 55%) [40].

Intervention Intensity

Adiposity outcomes have been compared specifically to programme intensity in some studies. Overall, group-based lifestyle programmes held once or twice per week for 10–24 weeks, targeting parent and child, can be efficacious in reducing child BMI z-score up to 24 weeks and sustain decreases in adiposity outcomes for up to a year [21, 51]. A 12-month nutritional lifestyle intervention for 153 6–12-year-old children and their parents that promoted a normo-caloric “healthy” diet and increased physical activity resulted in decreased BMI z-score at 12 months when delivered in a small group or individually (−0.59 vs. − 0.37, p < 0.0001), but the decrease was significantly greater in the individual arm [126]. Longer term maintenance of multiple dietary changes post-intervention was more common in RCTs that involved provision of personalized dietary advice, although this finding appears to be consistent with follow-up duration [40].

Evidence statement 6 (GRADE A): Parent-focused interventions can result in a significant decrease in child adiposity measures when compared with a waitlist control group or standard care. Adding a parent intervention as an adjunct to a child-focused intervention may lead to greater reductions in child adiposity. These findings need to be considered in conjunction with age of children and the intervention intensity and duration, as independent effects cannot be differentiated.

Evidence statement 7 (GRADE A): Based on a small number of studies, dietary interventions enhance the reduction in adiposity outcomes that can be achieved by physical activity interventions, with evidence from one study showing that the deficit in BMI z-score was greater in a diet-only intervention compared with a predominately physical activity intervention. IMNT outcomes can be enhanced by including psychological components delivered by trained health professionals. E-health components can enhance intervention engagement, but there is limited evidence about their capacity to influence adiposity outcomes.

Evidence statement 8 (GRADE A): Combining clinic-based interventions with home-based intervention components that involve the whole family or using methods facilitated by technology to link participants with clinicians (e-health) or evidence-based resources has been recommended for future interventions [127], particularly given that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of providing appropriate treatments remotely [128].

Evidence statement 9 (GRADE A): Dietitians are trained health professionals qualified to deliver personally tailored MNT to individuals and their families as a strategy to improve dietary compliance, optimize nutrient intake adequacy, and achieve dietary intervention goals. The efficacy of behaviour change and MI intervention components indicate that dietitians who deliver behaviour change interventions should be experienced or deliver interventions with health professionals who have this skillset. Based on evidence from RCTs, adding parent-led intervention components (such as peer-mentoring or resource-sharing by trained parents) to complement dietitian-delivered MNT may enhance outcomes.

Evidence statement 10 (GRADE A): A combination of higher intensity, longer duration support, and more specialized dietetic-related skillset is associated with greater treatment effect, although it is not always possible to differentiate between the relative contribution of interventionist and intervention intensity in influencing adiposity outcomes.

Adolescence (10–19 years old according to WHO) is a life stage of increased autonomy that can be demonstrated through independent decision-making about food choices [129]. However, parents do continue to influence adolescents’ dietary intake by role modelling dietary behaviours and through the home food environment [129]. Recognition of the impact of food in changing relationship dynamics is an important consideration for dietary management of adolescents with overweight or obesity.

More intensive dietary treatment approaches have been investigated for adolescents with obesity-related comorbidities, who require rapid weight loss or for whom conventional approaches have proven unsuccessful. These approaches align more to adult obesity treatments and included very low energy or low carbohydrate diets, intermittent fasting, MRs, dietary supplement medications, and bariatric surgery.

In their 2021 narrative review of novel interventions for adolescents with obesity, Hoare et al. [47] examined evidence from adult studies and 1 case series involving four children and adolescents that achieved a mean reduction of 0.19 BMI z-score post-intervention in adolescent patients. This review reported intermittent fasting to be potentially feasible, effective, safe, and sustainable, indicating that intermittent energy restriction could be a suitable treatment option in adolescents with obesity. Dietary modelling shows that intermittent energy-restricted meal plans can be designed to meet adolescents’ micronutrient requirements with 3 days a week where energy is restricted to 2.5–2.9 MJ (600–700 kcal/day) [130].

Only two out of ten RCTs that examined paediatric adiposity outcomes from dietary supplement interventions reported reduced adiposity [131, 132], suggesting there is insufficient evidence of benefit beyond adjunctive caloric reduction or energy balance activity intervention. Similarly, a 12-month intervention involving provision of three MR shakes, one pre-packaged meal, and five fruit and vegetables served per day reduced adiposity in one intervention that involved adolescents [133].

Despite substantially greater adiposity reductions being reported in one RCT involving adolescents that compared gastric banding surgery to lifestyle modification [134], current recommendations support intensive dietary approaches such as VLED to prevent or delay the need for bariatric surgery [24]. Non-dieting approaches have been reported to improve some physical health measures, behavioural and psychological outcomes in adults with obesity [135]. Although little research into non-dieting approaches for adolescents has been conducted, the concepts of focusing on health-promoting behaviours at all stages of the medical nutrition care process, rather than a weight-centric approach, are consistent with clinical guidelines [49, 136]. Adolescent obesity treatment improves self-esteem and body image in the short and medium term, with improvement to self-esteem independent of weight-related outcomes [137].

Evidence statement 11 (GRADE A): There is not yet adequate evidence to support any one adolescent-focused dietary approach for management of overweight or obesity [47].

Limitations

The limitations to consolidating evidence on the treatment of children and adolescents with overweight or obesity for this position statement relate mainly to methodological factors within relevant studies, and the application of evidence from research to clinical practice. We acknowledge that IMNT-relevant strategies are often not well described between dietary-specific and lifestyle interventions that include a dietary component. In addition, evidence from RCTs and systematic reviews does not always translate to clinically relevant childhood obesity treatments in ways that can be implemented in real-world settings [51]. Other recognized limitations are the heterogeneity of study populations (individual, child-parent dyads, family, community, population) in interventions from which IMNT implications and recommendations are drawn, and the lack of evidence that is specific to people who are most in need of support in the real world such as families in crisis, living in food insecurity or with disability and those from diverse ethnic groups.

Contrary to research in adults, the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents is much less focused on identifying the importance of specific dietary patterns (e.g., Mediterranean diet, Nordic diet) in the process. Moreover, little research is conducted in areas such as the relevance of hydration in children and adolescent obesity. Beverage consumption in children is focused mainly on SSBs as intakes remain high in most countries [138]. A meta-analysis of RCTs and prospective cohorts did not support the switch to non-nutritive sweeteners as an effective tool for weight management; on the contrary, it highlighted a potentially positive association with increased BMI and cardiometabolic risk [139]. A focus on accessibility of drinking water at home and other locations seems to be a much more appropriate intervention if weight management is the goal [140]. Dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet have clearly incorporated hydration and access to drinking water in their guidelines, and there might be room for further research in the area of water consumption and/or accessibility and obesity treatment. Until then, it is important to highlight that according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) water intake of 1,300 mL/day for boys and girls 2–3 years of age; 1,600 mL/day for boys and girls 4–8 years of age; 2,100 mL/day for boys 9–13 years of age; 1,900 mL for girls 9–13 years of age is recommended. For adolescents, total water intakes of 2.0 L/day for females and 2.5 L/day for males are recommended [141]. Despite these limitations, this position statement does include the most rigorous and relevant current evidence about MNT in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity, which is predominantly based on high-quality dietary intervention data. Findings from the intervention studies were likely to involve less intensive IMNT or group-based nutrition therapy, so it would be expected that age-appropriate IMNT with more intensive, personalized intervention would result in more substantial changes to dietary intake.

General recommendation: As a chronic disease, obesity in childhood and adolescence should be treated with both intensive and long-term care strategies. The focus of obesity management should be oriented towards improving patient-centred health outcomes, rather than weight maintenance or loss alone.

Recommendation 1: Long-term, regular individual dietitian-delivered MNT can result in maintenance of energy deficits that reduce adiposity indicators in children and adolescents with obesity, while maintaining nutritional requirements for growth [130].

Recommendation 2: It is recommended that IMNT for children and adolescents with overweight is focused on reduced energy density through increased vegetable consumption, adequate fruit intakes, and limited fruit juice consumption. Increasing children’s fruit and vegetable intakes by 0.5 to 1.5 servings per day and maintaining increased intakes for at least 12 months are feasible. Dietary targets need to be tailored, with personalized dietary coaching to facilitate behaviour change and address barriers to improving dietary patterns, especially for increasing vegetable intakes.

Recommendation 3: Goal setting and guidance on intakes of targeted food groups or specific foods or drinks are associated with decreased servings and proportion of total energy from EDNP foods for up to 12 months. IMNT strategies should focus on simple but explicit, food-based guidance towards achieving country-specific guidelines and delivered as part of a behaviour change strategy.

Recommendation 4: Although weight status and weight change are predominantly influenced by total energy intake and expenditure, IMNT guidance and goal setting are more effective when focused on food-based guidance to improve nutrient intakes, rather than goal setting that is focused on nutrients or total energy intakes.

Recommendation 5: The level of parental involvement in MNT needs to be age-appropriate, transitioning from parent focused for children with overweight or obesity in the preschool years to adolescent-focused once children reach 12 years and older. It is prudent to conduct IMNT as part of a multicomponent intervention within a multidisciplinary team that includes physical activity and psychology-trained health professionals. Evidence-based e-health components that are developed or supported by trained health professionals may be useful for dietetic practitioners to complement IMNT.

Recommendation 6: Although the management of children and adolescents with overweight or obesity is usually conducted in tertiary clinics or primary care, settings can vary considerably based on country-specific health systems and service delivery models. With the development of home-based and e-health interventions, the service delivery can be reinforced and therefore may provide better access to quality care. Practitioners providing IMNT virtually need to carefully consider how to ensure all aspects of treatment and management are incorporated into interventions.

Recommendation 7: The therapeutic environment of IMNT affords healthcare professionals with a unique and important opportunity to mitigate psychological, social, and physical health consequences of overweight and obesity, including weight bias and stigmatization. Role modelling, appropriate non-stigmatizing person first language, and a safe, welcoming environment all contribute to optimal clinical care [49].

Multicomponent behavioural interventions are generally considered to be the gold standard treatment for children and adolescents living with obesity [50]. The evidence presented in this position statement confirms that dietary interventions can effectively improve their adiposity outcomes. Dietary strategies should focus on the reduction of total energy intake through promotion of food-based guidelines that target modification of usual eating patterns and behaviours. These should target increasing intakes of nutrient-rich foods with a lower energy density, specifically vegetables and fruits, and reducing intakes of EDNP foods and beverages. In addition, treatments that are of higher intensity, longer duration, with the dietary intervention delivered by interventionists with specialized dietetic-related skills and which target families, are associated with greater treatment effects. These should be resourced so that they can be implemented in a range of settings, including provision of digital or online delivery options to enhance accessibility. Therefore, the recognition of obesity as a chronic disease by public and private payers, health systems, the public, and media is essential to improve the access to quality ongoing care for children and adolescents living with obesity across the life course.

An ethics statement is not applicable because this study is based exclusively on published literature.

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

The current activity received no funding.

Kerith Duncanson, Vanessa Shrewsbury, and Clare Collins: data synthesis and writing – first draft; Maria Hassapidou, Louisa Ells, Hilda Mulrooney, Odysseas Androutsos, Antonis Vlassopoulos, Ana Rito, Nathalie Farpourt, Tamara Brown, Pauline Douglas, Ximena Ramos Sallas, and Euan Woodward: writing – reviewing; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

Data can become available upon request.

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