Date	Event	Description
1 September 2016	New search has been performed	This is an update of the former Cochrane review 'Interventions for treating obesity in children and adolescents'.
1 September 2016	New citation required and conclusions have changed	Given the rapid growth in the treatment of child and adolescent obesity, we have split the original review ('Interventions for treating obesity in children and adolescents') into six separate reviews, with a specific intervention and age focus. (1) Diet, physical activity, and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. (2) Diet, physical activity, and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in schoolchildren from the age of 6 to 11 years. (3) Diet, physical activity, and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obesity in preschool children up to the age of 6 years. (4) Drug interventions for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. (5) Parent‐only interventions for childhood overweight or obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years. (6) Surgery for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents.