R Micha, D Karageorgou, I Bakogianni, E Trichia… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background School food environment policies may be a critical tool to promote healthy diets in children, yet their effectiveness remains unclear. Objective To systematically review and …
T Lobstein, R Jackson-Leach, ML Moodie, KD Hall… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has risen substantially worldwide in less than one generation. In the USA, the average weight of a child has risen by more than 5 …
Background Healthy eating by primary school-aged children is important for good health and development. Schools can play an important role in the education and promotion of …
SRB Verjans-Janssen, I van de Kolk, DHH Van Kann… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The aims of this systematic review were to study the effectiveness of primary school-based physical activity, sedentary behavior and nutrition interventions with direct …
Physical activity (PA) decreases during the transition from childhood to adolescence, with larger declines observed in girls. School-based interventions are considered the most …
SN Bleich, J Segal, Y Wu, R Wilson, Y Wang - Pediatrics, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: This study systematically reviewed community-based childhood obesity prevention programs in the United States and high-income countries. METHODS: We …
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it (MEND) Program, a multicomponent community‐based childhood obesity intervention …
RE Day, P Sahota, MS Christian - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Primary schools are valuable settings to implement healthy lifestyle (healthy eating and physical activity) interventions, aimed at targeting childhood obesity. This study …