This manuscript describes a pedagogical proposal for the adherence to healthy eating in sixth-grade schoolchildren. The reason for the design lies in the high prevalence of overweight and obesity together with a growing current sedentary lifestyle, aspects that constitu...
Background Healthy eating by primary school-aged children is important for good health and development. Schools can play an important role in the education and promotion of healthy eating among children. The aim of this review was to: 1) perform a systematic review of randomised controlled, quas...
Features of the schools physical, programmatic and regulatory environments were examined; and barriers to healthy eating at schools documented. Methods A survey covering both healthy eating and physical activity was developed and sent to all primary school principals (N=304). The survey was based ...
School lunches: children's services or children's spaces? In recent years the UK government has taken a number of steps to promote 'healthy eating' within schools. This policy initiative has, in line with the now ... Paul,Daniel,Ulla,... - 《Childrens Geographies》 被引量: 49发表: 2010...
Associations between home environment, behavioral factors and body-mass-index among primary school children in Selangor, Malaysia The prevalence of overweight and obesity was high in both parents and their children. Family-based interventions that promote healthy eating and active lifestyle is recommended...
school food policy. However, compliance is usually voluntary, and procedures for monitoring and evaluation are absent [13]. There have also been some small-scale school healthy eating interventions conducted in partnership with local governments such as the Tooty Fruity Vegie project (ten primary ...
Background The implementation of healthy school canteen policies has been recommended as a strategy to help prevent unhealthy eating and excessive weight gain. Internationally, research suggests that schools often fail to implement practices consistent with healthy school canteen policies. Without a populati...
Healthy eatingis one of the foundations of a healthy lifestyle. A proper diet yields numerous benefits, preventing a variety of diseases and helping people stay physically fit and live longer. In fact, many health agencies such as American Heart Association (AHA), American Cancer Society (ACS)...
Students have the option to receive nutrition counseling to evaluate dietary needs and navigate stress, anxiety and other barriers to healthy eating. Additionally, as part of the Cornell Healthy Eating Program, students with eating disorders or eating concerns can receive support from nutritionists, ...
Objective To investigate students tuck shop buying behaviour, choices of lunchbox items and healthy eating perceptions and attitudes at a school with a nutritionally regulated tuck shop and a school with a conventional tuck shop. Design Mixed-methods research comprising a cross-sectional survey and fo...