Reacción a "Programs focused on parents are insufficient to prevent childhood obesity, according to a meta-analysis"

The study is published in a highly prestigious scientific journal, with the highest level of evidence, which is meta-analysis. It covers behavioral intervention in parents with children under one year of age and analyzes whether it has an impact on body mass index at two years of age. The message is clear: addressing obesity with intervention alone leads to failure. Parent-focused intervention does not reduce weight over the years. We know that it is a complex disease in which it is important to take a comprehensive approach, not only in the family environment, but also in the social and biological environment. The family alone is not enough to prevent early obesity. Preventing obesity from the cradle requires preventive policies on the sociocultural environment. This work highlights the importance of investing in comprehensive holistic measures from the outset. To tackle the most complex disease we have in the 21st century in the Western world, we logically need a complex approach.