Nutrition education in public elementary schools of São Paulo, Brazil: the Reducing Risks of Illness and Death in Adulthood project
Keywords:
nutrition education, child nutrition, obesity, prevention & controlAbstract
Objective
The objective of this article was to analyze the development, implementation and impact of a nutrition education program on the knowledge and attitudes associated with healthy eating habits.
Methods
Controlled randomized trial comprising teachers and children of eight public schools; three of them were submitted to educational activities and the remaining ones were kept as controls. Effects of nutrition education
were measured in terms of knowledge and attitudes.
Results
The results revealed an improvement in the food choice among students and a reduction in the intake of foods
with high energy density. An improvement in the knowledge and attitudes of the teachers towards the prevention of obesity was also observed.
Conclusion
Even with a positive attitude regarding the development of this proposal, there was a lack of support from the
studied schools. Future studies and a greater involvement by the Health and Education sectors could overcome
such barriers, improving the results of school-based programs to prevent obesity.
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