An online-based intervention to promote healthy eating through self-regulation among children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the enormous investment governments allocate to fight obesity, its worldwide prevalence is still on the rise. Moreover, the majority of the programs implemented are still targeting adults struggling with overweightness and focusing on transmitting knowledge about food. However, research shows that obesity prevention is more efficacious and cheaper, and beliefs about healthy eating have a stronger influence on eating behavior than declarative knowledge about food. In fact, knowledge about healthy eating only influences weight status when combined with self-regulation competences. Thus, the main goal of the current project is to develop and evaluate the efficacy of an online preventive intervention program, the HEP-S. This program is designed to promote and develop

SUBMITTER: Magalhaes P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489213 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature