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Table 1 Obesity prevention interventions according to setting

From: Pediatric obesity: prevention is better than care

Setting

Intervention

Family

Parents weight control

Nutritional education

Emotive eating education

Lifestyle education

School

Provision of healthy foods

Nutritional education

Healthy environment with availability of healthy food and water

Allow physical activity

Physical activity education

Community

Education

Taxation for unhealthy foods and beverages

Industries incentives for heathy food and beverages

Control of school meal

Open free space for physical activity in urban areas

Incentives for rural areas and low income families

Incentives for free counselling