Impact of a school-based intervention program on obesity risk factors in Mexican children.
Salud Publica Mex
; 55 Suppl 3: 374-87, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-24643486
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of an 18-month school obesity prevention intervention on the health behaviors of 4th and 5th grade students based on ecological principles and formative research conducted in Mexico. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A Randomized Control Trial (RCT), design was used to assign 27 schools to one of three conditions: basic or plus interventions and control. School environment measures, children's eating and physical activity behaviors, and body mass index were assessed four times over a 2-year period in a sample of 830 students. RESULTS: In the intervention schools, the availability of healthy foods increased with a concomitant decrease in unhealthy food availability. Food intake showed the same trend. In the intervention schools, children did not engage in more moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in physical education (PE) class or recess but increased steps taken. Obesity prevalence did not change. CONCLUSION: The intervention improved the school food environment and child healthy behaviors.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Saúde Escolar
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Dieta
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Obesidade Infantil
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Promoção da Saúde
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Atividade Motora
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Salud Publica Mex
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México