Promoting healthful diet and physical activity in the Mexican school system for the prevention of obesity in children
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| contents | Promoting healthful diet and physical activity in the Mexican school system for the prevention of obesity in children Margarita Safdie Lucie Lévesque Inés González-Casanova Deborah Salvo Ana Islas Sonia Hernández-Cordero Anabelle Bonvecchio Juan A Rivera Salud tion Mexico Obesity nutrition prevention Objective. This paper describes the rationale, design, and methods of a two-year randomized controlled trial conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an environmental interven- tion in 27 elementary schools in Mexico City. Materials and methods. There were two units of analysis, school level addressing changes in elementary public part-time schools, and individual-level addressing behavioral changes in students 9 to 11 years of age. Two intensities of an inter- vention program were implemented (basic and plus), each containing two intervention components: physical activity and nutrition, supported by a communication/education component. Evaluation of the intervention was carried out during the school cycles 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Results. Primary outcomes were overweight and obesity prevalence and fitness; environmental and behavioural measures were also examined. Conclusions. This is the first institutional multilevel, multifactorial project, consistent with the best practices available in current literature, carried out in Mexico to prevent childhood obesity in schools. 2013 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10628942003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.3 Vol.55 |
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| spellingShingle | Promoting healthful diet and physical activity in the Mexican school system for the prevention of obesity in children Margarita Safdie Salud tion Mexico Obesity nutrition prevention Promoting healthful diet and physical activity in the Mexican school system for the prevention of obesity in children Margarita Safdie Lucie Lévesque Inés González-Casanova Deborah Salvo Ana Islas Sonia Hernández-Cordero Anabelle Bonvecchio Juan A Rivera Salud tion Mexico Obesity nutrition prevention Objective. This paper describes the rationale, design, and methods of a two-year randomized controlled trial conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of an environmental interven- tion in 27 elementary schools in Mexico City. Materials and methods. There were two units of analysis, school level addressing changes in elementary public part-time schools, and individual-level addressing behavioral changes in students 9 to 11 years of age. Two intensities of an inter- vention program were implemented (basic and plus), each containing two intervention components: physical activity and nutrition, supported by a communication/education component. Evaluation of the intervention was carried out during the school cycles 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Results. Primary outcomes were overweight and obesity prevalence and fitness; environmental and behavioural measures were also examined. Conclusions. This is the first institutional multilevel, multifactorial project, consistent with the best practices available in current literature, carried out in Mexico to prevent childhood obesity in schools. 2013 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10628942003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.3 Vol.55 |
| title | Promoting healthful diet and physical activity in the Mexican school system for the prevention of obesity in children |
| topic | Salud tion Mexico Obesity nutrition prevention |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10628942003 |