School-based nutrition education programs alone are not cost effective for preventing childhood obesity: a microsimulation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although interventions to change nutrition policies, systems, and environments (PSE) for children are generally cost effective for preventing childhood obesity, existing evidence suggests that nutrition education curricula, without accompanying PSE changes, are more commonly implemented.

Objectives

This study aimed to estimate the societal costs and potential for cost-effectiveness of 3 nutrition education curricula frequently implemented in United States public schools for childhood obesity prevention.

Methods

In 2021, we searched for nutrition education curricula in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Ed Toolkit, a catalog of interventions for obesity prevention coordinated by the federal government. Standard costing methodologies estimat

SUBMITTER: Kenney EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11701942 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature