Nutrition education in public elementary schools of São Paulo, Brazil: the Reducing Risks of Illness and Death in Adulthood project

Revista de Nutrição

Cristina Pereira Gaglianone²  José Augusto De Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei²  Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati²  Clarissa Góes Magalhães²  Giovana Mochi Davanço²  Lino De Macedo¹  Fábio Ancona Lopez² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Departamento de Pediatria Disciplina de NutrologiaSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: nutrition education;    child nutrition;    obesity;    prevention & control;    educação nutricional;    nutrição da criança;    obesidade;    prevenção e controle;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-52732006000300002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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