ReviewFrontiers in public health2015
Time to act: lessons learnt from the first pilot school-based intervention study from Lebanon to prevent and reduce childhood obesity.
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- Impact of a one-year school-based teacher-implemented nutrition and physical activity intervention: main findings and future recommendations.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Health Behavior in School-Aged Children: The Qassim Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Development of Dietary Knowledge and Adherence Questionnaires for Lebanese Adolescents and Their Parents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Health impact and management.Advances in pediatric research · 2017Article
- A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Prevalence and risk factors meta-analysis.Advances in pediatric research · 2017Article
- The first life skills intervention to enhance well-being amongst university students in the Arab world: 'Khotwa' pilot study.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
Today, childhood overweight and obesity are serious public health problems that the world faces. Obese children suffer from both short-term and long-term health consequences, and poorer adult health. Despite the rising prevalence of childhood obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including Lebanon, no intervention research studies have been undertaken. This paper summarizes the main challenges and lessons learned emanating from the first evidence-based multicomponent school intervention aimed at promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Lebanese School children (Health-E-PALS). Health-E-PALS, which includes three components (class curriculum, family involvement, and food service) and relies on interactive fun learning activities, achieved an increase in students' nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy, and a decrease in their purchase and consumption of high energy dense snacks and beverages. Recommendations for future school-based programs are also highlighted.
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