Due to a paucity of studies , and the heterogeneity of the studies included in this review , we are unable to draw conclusions regarding the effectiveness of nutritional interventions for use with childhood cancer survivors .
Although there is low quality evidence for the improvement in health behaviours using health behaviour change interventions , there remains no evidence as to whether this translates into an improvement in dietary intake .
There was also no evidence that the studies reduced the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders in childhood cancer survivors , although no evidence of effect is not the same as evidence of no effect .
BACKGROUND Childhood cancer survivors are at a higher risk of developing health conditions such as osteoporosis , and cardiovascular disease than their peers .
Health-promoting behaviour , such as consuming a healthy diet , could lessen the impact of these chronic issues , yet the prevalence rate of health-protecting behaviour amongst survivors of childhood cancer is similar to that of the general population .
Targeted nutritional interventions may prevent or reduce the incidence of these chronic diseases .
OBJECTIVES The primary aim of this review was to assess the efficacy of a range of nutritional interventions design ed to improve the nutritional intake of childhood cancer survivors , as compared to a control group of childhood cancer survivors who did not receive the intervention .
Implementing an intervention to improve bone mineral density in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: BONEII, a prospective placebo-controlled double-blind randomized interventional longitudinal study design.
The BONEII study is a large two-phase study . The baseline study ( Study 1 ) aims to estimate the prevalence of diminished bone mineral density ( BMD ) in patients treated for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( ALL ) and identify risk factors for BMD deficits . The interventional phase ( Study 2 ) of BONEII has a placebo-controlled double-blind r and omized longitudinal design to evaluate the effects of nutritional counseling and calcium and vitamin D supplementation on changes in BMD and serum and urine markers of bone metabolism . The extensive information being collected through this large study will serve as a repository of relational data about BMD and bone turnover and will support further investigations to assess the association of calcium metabolism , bone turnover , nutritional intake , lifestyle factors ( such as exercise and the use of alcohol and tobacco ) , and the specific agents used in ALL therapy in this rapidly increasing population of childhood cancer survivors
Due to a paucity of studies , and the heterogeneity of the studies included in this review , we are unable to draw conclusions regarding the effectiveness of nutritional interventions for use with childhood cancer survivors .
Although there is low quality evidence for the improvement in health behaviours using health behaviour change interventions , there remains no evidence as to whether this translates into an improvement in dietary intake .
There was also no evidence that the studies reduced the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders in childhood cancer survivors , although no evidence of effect is not the same as evidence of no effect .
BACKGROUND Childhood cancer survivors are at a higher risk of developing health conditions such as osteoporosis , and cardiovascular disease than their peers .
Health-promoting behaviour , such as consuming a healthy diet , could lessen the impact of these chronic issues , yet the prevalence rate of health-protecting behaviour amongst survivors of childhood cancer is similar to that of the general population .
Targeted nutritional interventions may prevent or reduce the incidence of these chronic diseases .
OBJECTIVES The primary aim of this review was to assess the efficacy of a range of nutritional interventions design ed to improve the nutritional intake of childhood cancer survivors , as compared to a control group of childhood cancer survivors who did not receive the intervention .