Τίτλος:
Promotion of healthy nutrition among students participating in a school food aid program: a randomized trial
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objectives: To evaluate the potential benefits on students’ eating habits, of incorporating healthy nutrition education as part of a school food aid program. Methods: 146 schools participating in the DIATROFI Program in Greece during the 2013–2014 school year were randomly allocated to the environmental intervention (received a healthy daily meal) and the multicomponent intervention (MI) group (in addition to the meal, a healthy nutrition educational program was applied). The analysis, based on 3627 pre–post intervention questionnaire pairs, was stratified for children (ages 4–11 years) and adolescents (ages 12–18 years). Results: Children participating in the MI group displayed 25 % higher odds of increasing the weekly consumption of milk/yoghurt and fruits, 61 % higher odds of improving BMI from overweight/obese to normal and 2.5 times higher odds of improving from underweight to normal. For adolescents in the MI group, the odds of increasing the consumption of vegetables were 40 % higher. In both intervention groups, approximately one in four overweight/obese adolescents reached normal weight. Conclusions: Educational programs on healthy nutrition might be considered worth implementing in the framework of school food aid programs. © 2016, Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+).
Συγγραφείς:
Zota, D.
Dalma, A.
Petralias, A.
Lykou, A.
Kastorini, C.-M.
Yannakoulia, M.
Karnaki, P.
Belogianni, K.
Veloudaki, A.
Riza, E.
Malik, R.
Linos, A.
Περιοδικό:
International Journal of Public Health
Εκδότης:
Birkhauser Verlag AG
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
adolescent; child; controlled study; female; food assistance; health promotion; healthy diet; human; male; nutritional value; preschool child; questionnaire; randomized controlled trial; school, Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Food Assistance; Health Promotion; Healthy Diet; Humans; Male; Nutritive Value; Schools; Surveys and Questionnaires
DOI:
10.1007/s00038-016-0813-0
