The Impact of an Intervention Taught by Trained Teachers on Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Intake : A Randomized Trial
Joint Authors
Lopes, Oscar
Pereira, Beatriz
Padrão, Patrícia
Rosário, Rafaela
Oliveira, Bruno
Barros, Renata
Araújo, Ana
Moreira, André
Teixeira, Vítor
Moreira, Pedro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Our study aimed to assess the impact of a six-months nutrition program, taught by trained teachers, on fruit and vegetable consumption among children in grades 1 to 4.
Four hundred and sixty-four children (239 female), 6 to 12 years old, from seven elementary schools were assigned to this randomized trial.
Teachers were trained by researchers over six months, according to the following topics: nutrition, healthy eating, and strategies to increase physical activity.
After each session, teachers were encouraged to develop activities in the classroom on the topics learned.
Children's sociodemographic, anthropometric, dietary, and physical activity data were assessed at baseline and at the end of the intervention.
The effect sizes ranged between small (Cohen's d=0.12 on “other vegetables”) to medium (0.56 on “fruit and vegetable”), and intervened children reported a significantly higher consumption of vegetables and fruit.
Interventions involving trained teachers offer promise to increase consumption of fruit and vegetable in children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rosário, Rafaela& Araújo, Ana& Oliveira, Bruno& Padrão, Patrícia& Lopes, Oscar& Teixeira, Vítor…[et al.]. 2012. The Impact of an Intervention Taught by Trained Teachers on Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Intake : A Randomized Trial. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464300
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rosário, Rafaela…[et al.]. The Impact of an Intervention Taught by Trained Teachers on Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Intake : A Randomized Trial. Journal of Obesity No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464300
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rosário, Rafaela& Araújo, Ana& Oliveira, Bruno& Padrão, Patrícia& Lopes, Oscar& Teixeira, Vítor…[et al.]. The Impact of an Intervention Taught by Trained Teachers on Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Intake : A Randomized Trial. Journal of Obesity. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464300
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464300