The MEND 7–13 intervention was developed to be delivered in
community settings such as schools or leisure centres12 and delivered by a
wide range of health, physical activity and social care professionals.
Children are eligible if they are between 7 and 13 years old and overweight
or obese (hereafter referred to as overweight, defined as exceeding the
91st centile of the UK 1990 BMI reference). MEND 7–13 was demonstrated
in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to be effective in reducing BMI of
obese children at 6 months from baseline.