Improving Evidence-Synthesis for School-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions. Comment on Ginell et al. Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on "Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489"

Vanessa A Shrewsbury; Rachael M Taylor; Tammie Jakstas; Angeliek Verdonschot; Clare E Collins

doi:10.3390/children11080959

Improving Evidence-Synthesis for School-Based Obesity Prevention Interventions. Comment on Ginell et al. Unreliable Findings Due to Miscalculations and Errors. Comment on "Nally et al. The Effectiveness of School-Based Interventions on Obesity-Related Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 489"

Children (Basel). 2024 Aug 9;11(8):959. doi: 10.3390/children11080959.

Authors

Vanessa A Shrewsbury^{1

2}, Rachael M Taylor^{1

2}, Tammie Jakstas^{1

2}, Angeliek Verdonschot^{2

3

4}, Clare E Collins^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
² Food and Nutrition Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia.
³ School of Education, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Active Living and Learning, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.

Abstract

As researchers with substantial experience in the child obesity field [...].

Grants and funding

T.J. is supported by a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) scholarship Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend and RTP Allowance at the University of Newcastle and a King and Amy O’Malley Trust Postgraduate Scholarship with a PhD top-up scholarship from Teachers’ Health Foundation. C.E.C is supported by an NHMRC Research Leadership Fellowship (L3, APP2009340).