Table 1 MEDLINE search strategy

1

Obesity/

2

Pediatric Obesity/

3

obes*.mp.

4

over weight*.mp.

5

overweight*.mp.

6

Overweight/

7

Body Mass Index/

8

BMI.mp.

9

body mass.mp.

10

body fat distribution/

11

adiposity/

12

body weight/

13

waist circumference/

14

waist-height ratio/

15

skinfold thickness/

16

waist-hip ratio/

17

body fat.mp.

18

adipos*.mp.

19

skinfold*.mp.

20

skin fold*.mp.

21

(waist adj3 (ratio* or circumference*)).mp.

22

body weight*.mp.

23

or/1-22

24

exp Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/

25

type 2 diabet*.mp.

26

T2DM.mp.

27

T2D.mp.

28

NIDDM.mp.

29

non-insulin dependent diabet*.mp.

30

((adult onset or matur* onset) adj3 diabet*).mp.

31

Glucose Intolerance/

32

(glucose adj3 (toleran* or intoleran*)).mp.

33

or/24-32

34

23 or 33

35

adolescent/

36

child/

37

child, preschool/

38

child*.mp.

39

adolescen*.mp.

40

youth*.mp.

41

teen*.mp.

42

preteen*.mp.

43

pre-teen*.mp.

44

preadolescen*.mp.

45

p?ediatric*.mp.

46

or/35-45

47

early medical intervention/

48

intervention*.mp.

49

preventive health services/

50

“early intervention (education)”/

51

Early Medical Intervention/

52

health education/

53

school health services/

54

Diet/

55

Diet, Diabetic/

56

Diet Therapy/

57

diet*.mp.

58

Exercise/

59

exercise therapy/

60

educat*.mp.

61

exercis*.mp.

62

school.mp.

63

Public Health/

64

public health.mp.

65

community based.mp.

66

Health Behavior/

67

Health Promotion/

68

behav*.mp.

69

exp sports/

70

sport* program.mp.

71

sports.mp.

72

(physical* adj2 (fit or fitness or activ*)).mp.

73

la crosse.mp.

74

lacrosse.mp.

75

hockey.mp.

76

run*.mp.

77

basketball*.mp.

78

soccer.mp.

79

baseball.mp.

80

canoe*.mp.

81

kayak*.mp.

82

danc*.mp.

83

activity.mp.

84

active.mp.

85

country food*.mp.

86

traditional food*.mp.

87

exp Life Style/

88

life style*.mp.

89

lifestyle*.mp.

90

Medicine, Traditional/

91

(traditional adj2 (medicine* or knowledge or practice* or game*)).mp.

92

medicine wheel*.mp.

93

Ceremonial Behavior/

94

ceremon*.mp.

95

song or songs or sing or singing).mp.

96

Singing/

97

Religion/

98

prayer*.mp.

99

spirituality/

100

Culture/

101

(culture or cultural).mp.

102

(wellbeing or well being).mp.

103

community participat*.mp.

104

nutrition*.mp.

105

primary prevention/

106

prevent*.mp.

107

Motor Activity/

108

“Play and Playthings”/

109

((play or plaything* or toys or toy) adj3 child*).mp.

110

or/47-109

111

health services, Indigenous/

112

Indians, North American/

113

Inuits/

114

First Nations.mp.

115

(native* adj2 Canad*).mp.

116

inuk*.mp.

117

metis.mp.

118

or/111-117

119

aboriginal*.mp.

120

indigenous.mp.

121

first people*.mp.

122

indian*.mp.

123

or/119-122

124

exp Canada/

125

canad*.mp.

126

alberta*.mp.

127

quebec*.mp.

128

britishcolumbia*.mp.

129

BC.mp.

130

manitoba*.mp.

131

new brunswick*.mp.

132

newfoundland*.mp.

133

labrador*.mp.

134

nova scotia*.mp.

135

nunavut*.mp.

136

ontario*.mp.

137

prince edward island*.mp.

138

PEI.mp.

139

yukon*.mp.

140

northwest territor*.mp.

141

or/124-140

142

123 and 141

143

118 or 142

144

34 and 46 and 110 and 143

145

remove duplicates from 144