Effectiveness of a randomized school-based intervention involving families and teachers to prevent excessive weight gain among adolescents in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based intervention involving the families and teachers that aimed to promote healthy eating habits in adolescents; the ultimate aim of the intervention was to reduce the increase in body mass index (BMI) of the students.

Design

Paired cluster randomized school-based trial conducted with a sample of fifth graders.

Setting

Twenty classes were randomly assigned into either an intervention group or a control group.

Participants

From a total of 574 eligible students, 559 students participated in the study (intervention: 10 classes with 277 participants; control: 10 classes with 282 participants). The mean age of students was 11 years.

Intervention

Students attended 9 nutritional education sessions during the

SUBMITTER: Cunha DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3581462 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature