Improving Nutrition Habits and Reducing Sedentary Time Among Preschool-Aged Children in Cuenca, Ecuador: A Trial of a School-Based Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Ecuador, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children is more than triple that of preschool-age children; however, preschoolers have not been the target of interventions.

Methods

We developed an educational and behavioral intervention that included games, singing, and storytelling. Children were recruited from municipal preschools in Cuenca and were enrolled in the pilot intervention (PI) (N=155) for the 2015-2016 school year, which consisted of a 3-month in-school program. For the 2016-2017 school year, a separate group of children was enrolled in the enhanced intervention (EI) (N=152), which consisted of a 7-month program at both school and home.

Results

Parents in both groups reported a post-intervention reduction in their chil

SUBMITTER: Romo ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093264 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature