Healthier Food and Beverage Interventions in Schools: Four Community Guide Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Healthy eating during childhood is important for optimal growth and helps reduce the risk of obesity, which has potentially serious health consequences. Changing the school food environment may offer one way to improve students' dietary intake. This manuscript reports 4 Community Guide systematic reviews examining the effectiveness of interventions in schools promoting healthy eating and weight.

Evidence acquisition

School obesity prevention programs aiming to improve diet were identified from a 2013 Agency for Health Care Research and Quality systematic review and an updated search (August 2012-January 4, 2017). In 2017-2018, Community Guide systematic review methods were used to assess effectiveness as determined by dietary behavior and weight changes.

Evidence

SUBMITTER: Wethington HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9366443 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature