SynthesisNutrients2020
Promoting Healthy Eating among Young People-A Review of the Evidence of the Impact of School-Based Interventions.
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87 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 185 citations in OpenAlex.
- Educational and programmatic components of effective school-based food and nutrition education: an umbrella review.Public health nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews of School-Based Nutrition Interventions to Determine Outcomes Used and Their Measurement Tools.Nutrition reviews · 2026Pooled it
- School-based healthy eating interventions for adolescents aged 10-19 years: an umbrella review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Applying the Integrated Sustainability Framework to explore the long-term sustainability of nutrition education programmes in schools: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Do traditional medicine-based diets lead to greater weight loss than modern diets in overweight and obese students? A randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Trial
- Primary school-based food environment intervention increases diet diversity: Project Daire, a cluster randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Automatic Image Recognition Meal Reporting Among Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- Impact of School Gardens on Nutrition Education Among Limited-Income Communities in Alabama.The Journal of school health · 2025Trial
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- Self-Reported Training Needs and Continuing-Education Preferences of the School Medicine Workforce in Romania: A National Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Current and Future Priorities for School Food and Nutrition Education in South Korea: Perspectives of Nutrition Teachers.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Association of Sleep Duration and Physical Activity with Healthy Eating Habits Among Peruvian Secondary School Students.Nutrients · 2026Observational
- Physical Education as a Lifestyle Learning Environment for Neurobehavioral Well-Being: A Narrative Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Integrating Mediterranean Diet Education and Sustainability in Primary Schools: A Two-Season Community-Based Intervention in Portugal.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Equal school meals for all - differentiation of school meals according to school social index.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Does better school adaptability lead to healthier eating behaviors?BMC public health · 2026Article
- Feasibility of a theory-based multicomponent intervention to improve diet and activity behaviours among primary school children: a pilot study.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- Health behaviours as a mediator between health locus of control and cardiovascular risk in young adults with congenital heart defects.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Factors influencing nutrition education in elementary schools: A qualitative study.Health education journal · 2026Article
27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introGlobally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among children and younger adults and is associated with unhealthy dietary habits and lack of physical activity. School food is increasingly brought forward as a policy to address the unhealthy eating patterns among young people.
aimThis study investigated the evidence for the effectiveness of school-based food and nutrition interventions on health outcomes by reviewing scientific evidence-based intervention studies amongst children at the international level.
methodsThis study was based on a systematic review using the PRISMA guidelines. Three electronic databases were systematically searched, reference lists were screened for studies evaluating school-based food and nutrition interventions that promoted children's dietary behaviour and health aiming changes in the body composition among children. Articles dating from 2014 to 2019 were selected and reported effects on anthropometry, dietary behaviour, nutritional knowledge, and attitude.
resultsThe review showed that school-based interventions in general were able to affect attitudes, knowledge, behaviour and anthropometry, but that the design of the intervention affects the size of the effect. In general, food focused interventions taking an environmental approach seemed to be most effective.
conclusionsSchool-based interventions (including multicomponent interventions) can be an effective and promising means for promoting healthy eating, improving dietary behaviour, attitude and anthropometry among young children. Thus, schools as a system have the potential to make lasting improvements, ensuring healthy school environment around the globe for the betterment of children's short- and long-term health.
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