ArticleNutrients2020
Impact of a Three-Year Obesity Prevention Study on Healthy Behaviors and BMI among Lebanese Schoolchildren: Findings from Ajyal Salima Program.
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- The Effectiveness of Combined Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions for Improving Dietary Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Adiposity Outcomes in Adolescents Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The long-term effects of primary school-based obesity prevention interventions in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric obesity · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Healthy Nutrition Intervention Programs in Kindergarten and Primary Education.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
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- Impacts of School Nutrition Interventions on the Nutritional Status of School-Aged Children in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- [Development and application of a dietary program to reduce sugar intake using a living lab approach in Korea: an intervention study].Korean journal of community nutrition · 2024Article
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- Pilot Study on Satisfaction in Children and Adolescents after a Comprehensive Educational Program on Healthy Habits.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015-2021.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Interdisciplinary Educational Interventions Improve Knowledge of Eating, Nutrition, and Physical Activity of Elementary Students.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
Most school-based obesity prevention programs in low- to middle-income countries are of short duration, and few undertake follow-up analyses after the termination of the project. The aims of the current study are to investigate (1) the long-term effects of a school-based intervention program when implemented over two years on body mass index (BMI), healthy dietary behaviors, and physical activity (PA); and (2) whether the effects are sustained after one-year washout. The study is a cluster-randomized trial; 36 public and private schools were randomized into either intervention or control groups. Students (8-12 years) completed pre-and post-assessment anthropometric measurements and questionnaires about their eating and physical activity habits. Students in the intervention groups received the program components for two consecutive years. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the effect of the intervention on BMI and healthy behaviors. Students in the intervention groups were less likely to be overweight at washout, only in public schools. The number of children reporting change in dietary behaviors significantly increased in intervention groups, with a sustained effect only in public schools. Policies aiming at securing a positive nutrition environment in schools, and adoption of nutrition programs, are needed for achieving sustained behavior and prompting BMI changes in children.
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