What makes interventions aimed at improving dietary behaviours successful in the secondary school environment? A systematic review of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review evidence from systematic reviews of interventions to improve dietary behaviours and reduce food wastage in secondary school pupils.

Design

CINAHL, Cochrane Reviews, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychINFO and Web of Science were searched for systematic reviews of school-based dietary interventions from 2000 to 2020 published in a peer-reviewed journal in English. Articles were reviewed independently by two authors. AMSTAR-2 was used for quality assessment.

Setting

Secondary school dietary interventions.

Participants

Adolescents (aged 11-18).

Results

In total, thirteen systematic reviews of dietary interventions in secondary schools met the inclusion criteria. A number of key characteristics of interventions that contributed to impro

SUBMITTER: Capper TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991643 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature