Tailored smartphone intervention to promote healthy eating among Brazilian adolescents: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent eating patterns are characterised by high consumption of unhealthy foods, which has resulted in an increasing prevalence of overweight and chronic diseases. It is crucial to promote healthy eating habits, and nutritional interventions based on the transtheoretical model have been found to be especially effective. Mobile health strategies also seem promising for adolescents. This study aims to outline a smartphone intervention via WhatsApp for adolescents to promote healthy eating consumption, better nutritional knowledge, self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy practices and progress through the stages of change.

Methods and analysis

There will be three distinct groups in this randomised study: a general intervention group (GG), in which the particip

SUBMITTER: Melo GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594362 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature