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Nutrition education in public elementary schools of São Paulo, Brazil: the Reducing Risks of Illness and Death in Adulthood project

2006; PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1415-52732006000300002

1678-9865

Cristina Pereira Gaglianone, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei, Fernando Antônio Basile Colugnati, Clarissa Góes Magalhães, Giovana Mochi Davanço, Lino de Macedo, Fábio Ancona Lopez,

Science and Education Research

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this article was to analyze the development, implementation and impact of a nutrition education program on the knowledge and attitudes associated with healthy eating habits. METHODS: Controlled randomized trial comprising teachers and children of eight public schools; three of them were submitted to educational activities and the remaining ones were kept as controls. Effects of nutrition education were measured in terms of knowledge and attitudes. RESULTS: The results revealed an improvement in the food choice among students and a reduction in the intake of foods with high energy density. An improvement in the knowledge and attitudes of the teachers towards the prevention of obesity was also observed. CONCLUSION: Even with a positive attitude regarding the development of this proposal, there was a lack of support from the studied schools. Future studies and a greater involvement by the Health and Education sectors could overcome such barriers, improving the results of school-based programs to prevent obesity.