Effectiveness of a controlled trial of nutrition education in primary school, ZELIAKIDE project: knowledge and mid-morning snack consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The consumption of unhealthy foods has increased considerably in recent years and in Spain, the diet is increasingly moving away from the healthy and traditional patterns of the Mediterranean diet. The aim of this article is to assess the effectiveness of a nutrition education programme designed to increase knowledge regarding balanced diet and improve the nutritional quality of mid-morning snacks.

Methods

A one-month school-based nutrition education programme called Zeliakide (8 sessions), aimed at children, based on previously defined competencies and learning outcomes and delivered through a STEAM methodology (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics centered methodology) was designed to be followed by the intervention group. The study was a non-r

SUBMITTER: Vazquez-Polo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12836915 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature