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Tala, Zaimah Z., Syah Mirsya Wali, Ridha Darmajaya, and Milahayati Daulay. "Balanced nutrition in elementary school children." ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 4, no. 2 (December 12, 2019): 757–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/abdimastalenta.v4i2.4222.
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Childhood is the critical age that determine the quality of children’s future nutritional status and their growth and development physically and mentally. Nutritional status is influenced by many things, such as nutrition intake, motor and psychomotor activity, and infectious diseases.
The purpose of this community service is to increase the knowledge of teachers and students in balanced nutrition intake and the applicable methode to choose and to consume balanced nutrition so we can achieve the perfect nutritional status. The community service is held in June-December 2019 by doing 1)socialization about balanced nutrition in childhood, 2)explanation of how to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) per age, 3) demonstration of how to determine nutritional status by calculating BMI per age 4) classify the nutritional status that obtained from the calculation of BMI per age. The result of the community service is the average students have good nutritional status, but some students are obese which means bad nutritional status. The Evaluation result is the increase of knowledge and skills of students and teachers in calculating BMI and determining children’s nutritional status to increase children’s quality of growth and development.
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Vijaya M., Nalwade, Choudhary Mayuri M., and Rachitha R. "Effect of Nutrition Education Package on Nutritional Awareness of Rural School Going Children." International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics 4, no. 2 (2016): 99–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.4216.2.
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Febry, Fatmalina, Anita Rahmiwati, and Ditia Fitri Arinda. "Balanced Nutrition and Nutrition Status of Schoolchildren in Rural Areas of Ogan Komering Ilir District South Sumatra Indonesia." Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat 12, no. 2 (June 28, 2021): 154–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.26553/jikm.2021.12.2.154-163.
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To support the growth and development of children and adolescents, a balanced nutritious diet is required. Indonesia issues a balanced nutrition guideline as the government's effort to overcome various nutritional problems in Indonesia. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship among four pillars of balanced nutrition, namely eating a variety of foods, monitoring body weight, hygiene and healthy living habits and physical activity with nutritional status in school children. This study used a cross-sectional method which was conducted in elementary schools in rural areas with a number of sample of 80 schoolchildren with purposive sampling technique. The data were taken directly by means of interviews and anthropometric measurements. Based on the results of the study, there was a relationship between various foods and physical activity with nutritional status, while for the clean and healthy living habits and monitoring of body weight there was no relationship to the nutritional status of school children. There was a relationship between diverse foods and physical activity and nutritional status of schoolchildren in rural areas of Ogan Komering Ilir District.
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Owusu, Justina Serwaah, Esi Komeley Colecraft, Richmond NO Aryeetey, Joan Anne Vaccaro, and Fatma G. Huffman. "Nutrition Intakes and Nutritional Status of School Age Children in Ghana." Journal of Food Research 6, no. 2 (February 6, 2017): 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v6n2p11.
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This paper compares nutrition intakes and nutritional status of school children from two public schools in neighbouring communities of Ghana with different school feeding programmes. One hundred and eighty-two caregiver and school-age child pairs were interviewed concerning socio-demographics, dietary practices, and food security in a cross-sectional design. The independent t-test was used to compare the contribution of the publicly funded Ghana School Feeding Programme and private School Feeding Programme meals to total daily nutrient intakes of the children. Predictors of nutritional status of the children were assessed using logistic regression models. The private school feeding programme contributed more energy, protein, and micronutrients as compared to the government school feeding programme. About two-thirds (67.0%) of the children were stunted, underweight, or anaemic. Child’s age was a significant predictor of stunting. Undernutrition was prevalent among children from both programmes. Improved quality of diet from the feeding programmes may contribute to addressing malnutrition in these children.
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Anwar, Khoirul, Hardinsyah Hardinsyah, Muhammad Aries, and Hana Navratilova. "NUTRITION EDUCATION MODULE AND WORKBOOK DEVELOPMENT FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN." ICCD 1, no. 1 (December 11, 2018): 141–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.33068/iccd.vol1.iss1.22.
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Primary school students are in a period of continued growth and development after the pre-school age period. However several studies have shown that children at this age are vulnerable to under- and over-nutrition, which can interfere in their learning process and school achievement. The objective of this activity was to develop a nutrition education module for primary school students aged 8-12 years. This activity was held on January – August 2018 into Primary Schools of Bogor. The steps of this activity included: 1) to establish of technical working group (TWG); 2) to review existing nutrition education for primary school students; and 3) to develop student module and workbook (SMW) for nutrition education. The TWG which were formed, consists of school principles, nutrition professional society (Food and Nutrition Society of Indonesia), university staffs (Bogor Agricultural University and SAHID University Jakarta), and local government (Bogor Education Office). This activity was done collaboration with SEA-PHN. Currently, there is no activity on nutrition education at these schools, neither teacher guide for nutrition education for primary school students. The TWG developed nine topics of SMW were developed, namely balance diet and my plate, active and healthy life, cereals, fruit and vegetable, protein food, limit sugar salt and fat, choosing safe and nutritious food, food label, and summary. The SMW was designed colorfully and interestingly. Prior to final version of SMW, it was assessed to be used by school children. In conclusion, the SMW could be used to educate primary school students on nutrition.
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Maiti, Soumyajit, Kausik Chatterjee, Debasis De, Kazi Monjur Ali, Tushar Kanti Bera, Kishalay Jana, and Debidas Ghosh. "The Impact of Nutritional Awareness Package (NAP) on Secondary School Students for the Improvement of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) at Rural Areas of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal." Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2, no. 2 (September 17, 2011): 87–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v2i2.3976.
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Objective: Nutritional problem in school age children is common throughout the India. Occurrence of nutritional problems like anaemia, scurvy, ricket and protein energy malnutrition (PEM) may develop due to lack of knowledge and awareness. Poor knowledge on nutrition among children can lead to unhealthy community. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of school-based nutrition awareness package on the development of nutritional knowledge of school children at rural areas of West Medinipur district. Material & Methods: Total 827 secondary school children were selected randomly from class VII to IX of three different schools of West Medinipur comprising 433 boys and 394 girls. To access the awareness level, a peer-reviewed, scoring system questionnaire was applied. The nutrition education was imparted through lectures, audiovisual aids and demonstrations for three months in school settings. Before and after imparting nutrition education, the changes in knowledge, attitude and practices regarding good nutrition was evaluated by questionnaire method. Results: After delivery of nutrition education, a significant improvement in their nutritional knowledge was observed. Nutritional knowledge was improved significantly on anaemia (p≤0.001), scurvy (p≤0.001), ricket (p≤0.001) and PEM (p≤0.001) at post-awareness stage. The analysis of data also inferred that the students scoring more marks in management part of deficiency diseases which is important during their future life. The study was successful in identifying certain gaps in their knowledge, attitude and practices before imparting nutrition education. Conclusion: It is concluded that a school-based comprehensive nutritional programme has significant effect on cognitive and attitudinal variables to increase the level of knowledge and to follow-up appropriate dietary behaviours. The findings support the importance of knowledge in nutrition of the children in connection with the development of healthy dietary behaviours. Key Words: School Children; Nutritional diseases; NAP; KAP DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v2i2.3976Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2 (2011) 87-92
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Dorado, Julieta B., Glenda P. Azaña, Rowena V. Viajar, Ma Anna Rita M. Ramirez, Eldridge B. Ferrer, Nesrianne G. Buyco, Divorah V. Aguila, and Mario V. Capanzana. "Assessing school-lunch feeding and nutrition education strategy for healthier kids in selected Philippine public schools." Nutrition and Health 26, no. 3 (June 8, 2020): 231–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260106020930466.
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Background: Nutrition interventions during the early years of a child’s life are anchored on the need to provide good nutrition and proper health care to optimize their growth potential as adults. In the Philippines, undernutrition is a persistent problem among 0–10 year old Filipino children. In this age group, children consume a diet poor in quantity and quality. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effects of a school-lunch and nutrition education intervention among schoolchildren in terms of attaining good nutrition. Method: Using a quasi-experimental design, children aged 7–9 years from public elementary schools in the province of Laguna, Philippines were categorized into three intervention groups and one non-intervention group. Anthropometric measurements; nutrition knowledge, attitude and behavior; and food intake among children and households were collected at baseline and endline periods. SPSS for Windows version 16 and Stata version 15 were utilized for data analysis. Results: Mean scores on knowledge, attitude and behavior of schoolchildren in intervention groups increased significantly at endline ( p<0.05). Protein requirement was met by more children and households than the energy requirement. Most children with normal nutritional status after the interventions (25.3%) belonged to the group with the complete intervention of school-lunch and nutrition education. Conclusions: The provision of both school-lunch feeding and nutrition education is effective in improving the knowledge, attitude and behavior scores and nutritional status of schoolchildren. The adoption and institutionalization of complete intervention with school-lunch and nutrition education in elementary public schools should be pursued.
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Phillips, Frankie. "Nutrition and pre-school children." Nutrition Bulletin 29, no. 1 (March 2004): 64–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2003.00377.x.
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Mosothwane, Modise. "Senior Secondary School Childrens Understanding Of Plant Nutrition." Journal of College Teaching & Learning (TLC) 8, no. 8 (July 27, 2011): 15–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/tlc.v8i8.5318.
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The purpose of this study was to assess childrens understanding of plant nutrition. The research was done on a sample of secondary school pupils in the age range of 16 to 19 years in two senior secondary schools in Botswana. The sample contained 137 senior secondary pupils all in their final year of study. These children were above average ability. The children were given a test on plant nutrition composed of two parts namely forced and free responses which were based on the Botswana senior secondary school biology syllabus.After the administration of the test to the pupils, interviews were conducted to give children the opportunity to explain their answers. The majority of children experienced little difficulty in providing accepted ideas about plant nutrition. However, analysis of childrens responses showed that mistakes were often made in the process of where plants make food rather than in the process of how plants make food. In conclusion, suggestions and recommendations were made with the hope that they would help teachers teach plant nutrition in a meaningful way.
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McIsaac, Jessie-Lee D., Cindy L. Shearer, Paul J. Veugelers, and Sara F. L. Kirk. "Moving Forward with School Nutrition Policies: A Case Study of Policy Adherence in Nova Scotia." Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 76, no. 4 (December 2015): 172–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2015-017.
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Many Canadian school jurisdictions have developed nutrition policies to promote health and improve the nutritional status of children, but research is needed to clarify adherence, guide practice-related decisions, and move policy action forward. The purpose of this research was to evaluate policy adherence with a review of online lunch menus of elementary schools in Nova Scotia (NS) while also providing transferable evidence for other jurisdictions. School menus in NS were scanned and a list of commonly offered items were categorized, according to minimum, moderate, or maximum nutrition categories in the NS policy. The results of the menu review showed variability in policy adherence that depended on food preparation practices by schools. Although further research is needed to clarify preparation practices, the previously reported challenges of healthy food preparations (e.g., cost, social norms) suggest that many schools in NS are likely not able to use these healthy preparations, signifying potential noncompliance to the policy. Leadership and partnerships are needed among researchers, policy makers, and nutrition practitioners to address the complexity of issues related to food marketing and social norms that influence school food environments to inspire a culture where healthy and nutritious food is available and accessible to children.
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Franciscato, Suzana Janson, Guilherme Janson, Rachel Machado, José Roberto Pereira Lauris, Silvana Marques Javarez de Andrade, and Mauro Fisberg. "Impact of the nutrition education Program Nutriamigos® on levels of awareness on healthy eating habits in school-aged children." Journal of Human Growth and Development 29, no. 3 (December 12, 2019): 390–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.v29.9538.
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Introduction: With the increase of childhood obesity, early intervention in nutrition education becomes necessary. Therefore, during the school period, the school becomes the best place for implementation of a nutritional education program.
Objective: The current study was carried out in a public and in a private school, with the objective of evaluating and comparing the results of the "Nutriamigos®" Program on food and nutrition knowledge of children with different socioeconomic levels, sex, age and Body Mass Index (BMI).
Method: Comparative longitudinal study, before and after educational intervention. To evaluate the intervention, a public (school 1) and a private school (school 2) were selected. This was a random, convenience sample comparing students from different social and economic levels, consisting of 242 (school 1) and 99 children (school 2), respectively, totaling 341 children, from 6 to 10 years of age. The Body Mass Index was used to measure nutritional status. Knowledge about food and nutrition was evaluated through a questionnaire, applied before and after intervention. The nutritional intervention consisted of 12 classes of 50 minutes each.
Results: The improvement in knowledge on food and nutrition between the pre and post intervention stages was statistically significant.
Conclusion: The "Nutriamigos®" Program reached its goal, demonstrating that it is effective in public and private schools and should not be differentiated for boys or girls, or for children with normal or excessive weight.
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A Annan, Reginald, Charles Apprey, Godwin O Agyemang, Diane M Tuekpe, Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye, Satoru Okonogi, Taro Yamauchi, and Takeshi Sakurai. "Nutrition education improves knowledge and BMI-for-age in Ghanaian school-aged children." African Health Sciences 21, no. 2 (August 2, 2021): 927–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.55.
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Background: Adequate nutrition is required for growth and development in children. This study tested the effectiveness of nutrition education on knowledge and BMI-for-age (BFA) of school-aged children in the Kumasi Metropolis.
Methods: Children, aged 9-13 years old were recruited from ten randomly selected primary schools in the Metropolis. The schools were randomly allocated into 3 groups: nutrition education (3 schools), physical activity (PA) education (3 schools), both interventions (2 schools), or control (2 schools). Following a baseline nutrition and PA knowledge and status assess- ment in 433 children, twice-monthly nutrition and PA education and demonstrations were carried out for 6 months, followed by a post-intervention assessment.
Results: PA and nutrition knowledge improved in all groups (P<0.001); the highest improvement was among those who received both interventions (31.0%), followed by the nutrition education group (29.8%), and the least, the control group (19.1%). Overall, BFA improved by +0.36, from baseline (-0.26) to end of the intervention (+0.10, P<0.001). Within the groups, the nutrition group (+0.65, P<.001) had the highest improvement, then, both the intervention group (+0.27, P<0.001), the PA group (+0.23, P<0.001) and lastly, the control group (+0.18, P=0.001).
Conclusion: Nutrition education could improve knowledge and BMI-for-age in school-aged children in Ghana.
Keywords: School-aged children; nutrition education; BMI-for-age; nutrition knowledge; basic school.
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El-Kader, Rabab Gad Abd, Hanem Awad Mekhamier, and Azza El-Sayed Ali Hegazy. "Dietary Habits and Nutritional Knowledge among Primary School Children in Fayoum Governorate." International Journal of Studies in Nursing 4, no. 2 (April 15, 2019): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.20849/ijsn.v4i2.593.
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Background and aim: Improving the eating habits of children is essential to reduce the future burden of non-communicable illnesses. Nutritional diseases affect higher than 30% of school age children. This study aimed to assess the dietary habits and nutritional knowledge among primary school age children in Fayoum Governorate, Egypt.Study design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was utilized. Setting: The study was implemented in three governmental mixed primary schools in EL-Fayoum city; Egypt, that were selected randomly. Sample: Cluster random sample techniques used for selecting of the study group consisted of 300 students aged from 10-12 years for both sexes attending grade five and six. Tools: three tools of data collection consisted of: 1- self-administered questionnaire comprised socio-demographic data of the students and parents, and students’ knowledge about nutrition, 2- the students’ dietary habits as consumption of the breakfast, drinking water, 3- Health assessment sheet to assess the students’ nutritional status including weight, height, BMI, and appearance.The study findings revealed that 69.3% of the study group were underweight, 36.3% were stunted, and 6.7%, 3.3% were overweight and obese respectively. About 45% had fair knowledge while 34% had good knowledge about the nutrition. More than half of the students had unhealthy dietary behavior and appearance. There was a statistically significant difference (P: 0<0.00) between the academic performance of the school children and their HAZ while there was no statistically significant difference between the academic performance of the students and their WAZ (P: 0.264).Conclusions: underweight is highly prevalent among the primary school students followed by stunting. Most of the students had unhealthy dietary habits and unhealthy appearance while around half of them had fair knowledge about nutrition. The current study recommended developing a nutritional health program for primary school children about the proper nutrition.
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Tsai, Marisa, Edward Frongillo, Lorrene Ritchie, Gail Woodward-Lopez, and Lauren Au. "Dimensions of School Food Environments and Their Association with Anthropometric and Dietary Outcomes in Children: The Healthy Communities Study." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_140.
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Abstract Objectives While it has been recommended that schools be the hub of efforts to improve child nutrition, research describing dimensions of U.S. school nutrition environments is limited. This study used exploratory factor analysis to estimate dimensions of school nutrition environments and examined their association with child anthropometric and dietary measures. Methods Cross-sectional analyses of 386 U.S. elementary and middle schools and 4635 children from the national Healthy Communities Study (2013–2015) was conducted. Three complementary instruments to assess the school nutrition environment were used to create 34 variables. Data were collected by observation and surveys. Factor analysis was done with orthogonal rotation. Mixed-effects regression models examined the multivariate-adjusted associations of dimensions of school nutrition environments with child anthropometric and dietary measures accounting for community and school variation. Results Six dimensions of school nutrition environments were derived: 1) nutrition education; 2) fruit and vegetable availability; 3) dining environment, including size and crowding; 4) school meal quality, including compliance with competitive food standards, amount of whole grains, and high fat foods; 5) school participation in state and federal nutrition programs; and 6) self-reported implementation of school wellness policies. Higher school meal quality was associated with lower added sugars intake (ß = –0.94, P < 0.01), better dining environment was associated with higher body mass index z scores (ß = 0.04, P = 0.03), and higher implementation of school wellness policies was associated with higher waist circumference (ß = 0.54, P < 0.01). Conclusions Schools serving meals of higher nutritional quality had children with lower added sugars intake. Associations between dining environment and BMI-z; and implementation of school wellness policies and waist circumference were counterintuitive and may be due to school selection or the inability of cross-sectional data to capture relationships with longer-term health outcomes. More efforts are needed to identify school nutrition environments that have the greatest impact on child diet and adiposity outcomes. Funding Sources National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute #K01HL131630.
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Jensen, Chad D., Amy F. Sato, C. Meghan McMurtry, Chantelle N. Hart, and Elissa Jelalian. "School Nutrition Policy." ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition 4, no. 5 (August 24, 2012): 276–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941406412458314.
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Background. School policies limiting the availability of sweetened beverages are often considered to be effective interventions for improving children’s diet and weight-related health. This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of the Rhode Island Healthier Beverage Policy in reducing consumption of unhealthy beverages and in producing changes in children’s weight status. Method. Students in 2 public middle schools in Rhode Island completed self-reported measures of dietary intake and were measured for height and weight prior to and 1 year following the implementation of a state-mandated healthier beverage policy. An inventory of beverages available in vending machines after the beverage policy was implemented provided a measure of adherence with the statewide policy. Results. Both surveyed schools demonstrated compliance with the beverage policy (ie, greater than 70% of available beverages complied). Self-reported consumption of sweetened beverages did not change significantly following policy implementation. Neither average BMI percentile for age and gender nor frequency of children in each weight category changed significantly 1 year after the policy was implemented. Conclusions. Although the healthier beverage policy was effectively implemented, it did not result in changes in self-reported sweetened beverage consumption or weight status 1 year later. Additional school policy and individual-level changes appear to be necessary to effect change in weight and dietary outcomes for children.
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Affianijar, Cut, Agus Hendra Al Rahmad, Alfridsyah Alfridsyah, and Suryana Suryana. "Faktor risiko gizi kurus pada anak sekolah dasar Negeri Kulam Data Kecamatan Lhoknga Kabupaten Aceh Besar." Jurnal SAGO Gizi dan Kesehatan 1, no. 1 (March 9, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.30867/gikes.v1i1.282.
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Background: Wasting is nutritional status in school children. In the community it is known as thin nutrition which is an important public health problem because it has a big impact. Thin nutrition can increase the risk of illness and death in children.Objectives: To determine the risk factors for wasting nutrition in children of Kulam Data Elementary School in Lhoknga District.Methods: This study is descriptive analytic with cross-sectional research design. The number of samples is 57 people. The research variables consisted of diet, energy intake, protein intake and nutritional status with the incidence of wasting nutrition in school children in Kulam Data Elementary School Lhoknga District. Aceh Besar District. The study was conducted in June 2019. Data analysis used a chi-square test with a desired level of confidence of 95%. Research data is presented in tabular and textual forms.Results: The results of the study showed that more energy intake was in the sufficient category (84.4%). While the diversity of food consumption is more in the medium category which is equal to 64.7%. There is an influence between energy intake on the incidence of wasting nutrition in school children (p= 0.022) and there is an influence between the diversity of food consumption on the incidence of wasting in school children (p= 0.041).Conclusion: Regarding energy intake, the diversity of food consumption with balanced wasting nutrition. To avoid malnutrition, treatment is needed from the school, health center, and parents. This is necessary so that children can meet the nutritional needs of energy sources, proteins, fats in accordance with the portion of balanced nutrition.
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Iheme, Gideon O. "The Undernutrition Situation of School-age Children in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Current Nutrition & Food Science 17, no. 8 (September 10, 2021): 826–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573401317666210216114311.
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Background: Under-nutrition in school-age children has proven to be responsible for poor academic performance as well as declined work capacity and poor health/reproductive function later in life. Nutritional assessment is key to monitoring the effectiveness of intervention programs aimed at reducing under-nutrition. Yet, there is a gross absence of national data on the nutritional status of school-age children. Objective: This study was designed to pool existing recent data on anthropometrically determined under-nutrition prevalence of school-age children and provide a clear picture of the regional and national malnutrition situation of school-age children in Nigeria. Methods: Published studies on the anthropometric status of school-age children in Nigeria from 2005 to 2019 were reviewed. Eligible studies were those that used the acceptable international growth standards. A total of 27 articles that assessed 17,820 school-age children met the inclusion criteria. Results: Results showed that 37.9% of studies had adopted the WHO 2007 growth reference. The overall pooled stunting, underweight, and wasting/thinness prevalence of school-age children in Nigeria are 25.5+20.4%, 24.4+18.8%, 20.6+17.4%, respectively. More than half of the studies had their under-nutrition prevalence above the public health significance thresholds. Stunting (53.2%) and underweight (36.9%) were most prominent in the North West region, while the South Southern part of Nigeria had the highest prevalence of acute malnutrition (39.5%). Conclusion: The study suggests that the inclusion of school-age children in national nutrition surveys and scale-up of intervention programs will reduce this high under-nutrition prevalence.
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Shah, Priyali, Anoop Misra, Nidhi Gupta, Daya Kishore Hazra, Rajeev Gupta, Payal Seth, Anand Agarwal, et al. "Improvement in nutrition-related knowledge and behaviour of urban Asian Indian school children: findings from the ‘Medical education for children/Adolescents for Realistic prevention of obesity and diabetes and for healthy aGeing’ (MARG) intervention study." British Journal of Nutrition 104, no. 3 (April 7, 2010): 427–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007114510000681.
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Increasing prevalence of childhood obesity calls for comprehensive and cost-effective educative measures in developing countries such as India. School-based educative programmes greatly influence children's behaviour towards healthy living. We aimed to evaluate the impact of a school-based health and nutritional education programme on knowledge and behaviour of urban Asian Indian school children. Benchmark assessment of parents and teachers was also done. We educated 40 196 children (aged 8–18 years), 25 000 parents and 1500 teachers about health, nutrition, physical activity, non-communicable diseases and healthy cooking practices in three cities of North India. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to assess randomly selected 3128 children, 2241 parents and 841 teachers before intervention and 2329 children after intervention. Low baseline knowledge and behaviour scores were reported in 75–94 % government and 48–78 % private school children, across all age groups. A small proportion of government school children gave correct answers about protein (14–17 %), carbohydrates (25–27 %) and saturated fats (18–32 %). Private school children, parents and teachers performed significantly better than government school subjects (P < 0·05). Following the intervention, scores improved in all children irrespective of the type of school (P < 0·001). A significantly higher improvement was observed in younger children (aged 8–11 years) as compared with those aged 12–18 years, in females compared with males and in government schools compared with private schools (P < 0·05 for all). Major gaps exist in health and nutrition-related knowledge and behaviour of urban Asian Indian children, parents and teachers. This successful and comprehensive educative intervention could be incorporated in future school-based health and nutritional education programmes.
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Lakshmi, R. V., M. Sylvia Subapriya, Kalaivani Krishnamurthy, and Prema Ramachandran. "Nutritional Status of Pre-School Children from Urban Low Income Families." Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics 56, no. 3 (July 1, 2019): 265. http://dx.doi.org/10.21048/ijnd.2019.56.3.23702.
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India is currently the home of the largest number of under-nourished and over-nourished children in the world. Data from longitudinal studies in India indicate that both under nutrition and over-nutrition in childhood is associated with higher risk of over-nutrition and noncommunicable diseases in adult life. A community based mixed longitudinal study of underfive children from urban low income families was taken up to assess their nutritional status. Weight was taken every month in all; length was measured every month in infants and height was measured once in three months in 1-5 year children. BMI was computed in all. Nutritional status was assessed using the WHO anthro software package. Between 2012 and 2015, 3888 pre-school children were enrolled (49.4% boys and 50.6% girls); mean age of these children at enrolment was 22.5±16.17 months. The mean Z scores for height for age was - 1.79; weight for age was - 1.41 and -0.47 for BMI for age. Prevalence of stunting was 43.4%; underweight was 31.9%, wasting was 12% and over-nutrition was between 3-5%. The reduction in wasting rate between 0-3 years was mainly due to the increase in prevalence of stunting. With universal screening for early detection of wasting and over-nutrition and effective management of these, it will be possible to achieve the WHA targets of reducing and maintaining wasting below 5% and preventing increase in over-nutrition in this population. This may reduce the risk of over-nutrition and non-communicable diseases in these children during their adult life.
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Aini, Siti Rahmatul, Iman Surya Pratama, Agus Dwi Ananto, and Luh Putu Gina Sri Budiani. "Workshop Pangan Jajanan Anak Sekolah (PJAS) dan Inovasi Sarapan Sehat untuk Anak Usia Sekolah." INDRA: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 1, no. 1 (April 30, 2020): 15–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/indra.v1i1.17.
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Abstract: Nutritious and safe intake is a prerequisite for the growth and development of school-age children. Poor breakfast habits and snacks for school children that do not meet the requirements contribute significantly to the nutritional problems of school-age children. This is one of the priority health problems. Low achievement in the implementation of school children's nutrition programs has led to healthy breakfast and snack innovations workshops at one of the elementary schools in Sekarbela sub-district, Mataram city. The workshop participants included 50 people consisting of school-age children, parents, teachers, and canteen vendors. The workshop was guided by a nutritionist, and he explained the selection of nutritional intake, both through breakfast and snack. Also, participants were trained to practice a variety of healthy breakfast innovation menus. After the workshop, participants were able to practice and be actively involved in making a healthy breakfast innovation menu. The response of participants to the menu is quite good. After mentoring by a nutritionist, parents and teachers can solve the problems encountered. Cafeteria vendors get input regarding snacks supply after expert review. This workshop has been going well and has produced the results as targeted.Keywords: PJAS, healthy breakfast, workshop, school-age children.
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Kartini, Thresia Dewi, Manjilala Manjilala, and Suri Etika Yuniawati. "PENGARUH PENYULUHAN TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN PRAKTIK GIZI SEIMBANG PADA ANAK SEKOLAH DASAR." Media Gizi Pangan 26, no. 2 (October 18, 2019): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.32382/mgp.v26i2.1231.
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Nutrition counseling using the slogan 4 Healthy 5 Perfect since 1952, began to undergo changes into the General Guidelines for Balanced Nutrition (PUGS) in 1992. Counseling about health and nutrition to the community is not an easy thing because it involves behavior change. Reduced knowledge will also reduce a person's ability to apply nutritional information to everyday life. School children are the next generation of the nation and constitute development capital, so that their health needs to be improved. This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on balanced nutrition knowledge and practices in children of Mandai Elementary School in Makassar City. This study wanted to see the effect of balanced nutrition counseling on a group before and after intervention. This research is an analytical study with quasi-experimental design (quasi experimental), one group pretest posttest design approach. The sample is the fifth grade students in the Mandai Elementary School in Makassar City who were selected by simple random sampling of 46 samples. Data on balanced nutrition knowledge and balanced nutrition practices before and after counseling were obtained through interviews using questionnaires. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon test. Data is presented using tables and narratives.The results showed that there was an influence of knowledge (p = 0,000) and balanced nutrition practices (p = 0,001) of school children before and after counseling. It is recommended for schools, especially teachers, to be able to socialize repetitive balanced nutrition guidelines through empowering School Health Enterprises (SHE).
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Kumari, Honey, K. Kalaivani, and Prema Ramachandran. "Intra-family differences in nutritional status between pre-school children and women." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 7 (June 26, 2020): 2580. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202980.
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Background: National surveys have shown that in India even in families where women were normally nourished or over-nourished prevalence of under-nutrition in preschool children was high. The present study was taken up to assess the magnitude of intra-family differences in nutritional status between preschool children, their mothers and other women in the family and explore factors responsible for these differences.Methods: Nutritional status of pre-school children (height for age, weight for age and BMI for age) their mothers and other women (BMI) in urban low middle income group families were assessed. Intra-family differences in mother child pairs (4102); mother other women pairs (816); other woman and child pairs (981) and child-child pairs (941) were computed.Results: Stunting, underweight and wasting rates were higher in children of undernourished mothers as compared to normally nourished mothers. However even in children of over-nourished mothers stunting and underweight rates were high. If the elder child was stunted, underweight or wasted, the stunting, underweight and wasting rates in the younger children were higher. Prevalence of under-nutrition (BMI<18.5) in mothers was lower and over-nutrition was higher in other women. Over-nutrition rates in other women were higher if the mother was over-nourished.Conclusions: In view of the substantial intra-family differences in nutritional status it is imperative to operationalize universal screening of all pre-school children and women for early detection of wasting and over-nutrition and initiate appropriate interventions.
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Pac, P., A. Gładka, M. Maciorkowska, M. Zalewska, P. Musiałowski, M. Zakrzewski, and E. Maciorkowska. "Snacking in children according to age." Progress in Health Sciences 7, no. 1 (June 7, 2017): 107–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.1827.
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Introduction: One of the major nutritional mistakes committed by children and adolescents is snacking between meals. Sweet or salty snacks are rich in simple sugars, fats, preservatives and dyes, and poor in minerals and vitamins. Their excessive consumption can lead to the development of diet-related diseases in the future. Purpose: To evaluate the nutrition of children and adolescents with a focus on snacking between meals. Materials and methods: The study included 162 students from Bialystok schools, of which primary school students accounted for 30.2%, junior high school 38.3%, high school 31.5%. The questionnaire used by the authors contained 27 questions. Results: Regular meals were consumed by only 55.1% of primary school students, 35.5% of junior high school, and 37.3% of high school students. Two and fewer meals a day were consumed by 1.6% to 5.8% of the students studied. First breakfast was omitted by 18.4% of the students in elementary school, 16.1% of junior high school, and 15.7% of high school. Second breakfast was omitted by 12.9% to 17.6% of the respondents.Sweet products instead of a second breakfast were consumed by 44.9% of primary school students, 61.3% of junior high school, and 64.7% of high school students. Snacking most often occurred in the respondents' home (69.4% of elementary school students, 43.5% of secondary level students, and 52.9% of high school students). Water in school was drunk by 85.7% of primary level students, 56.5% of junior high school, and 51.0% of high school. The main source of knowledge about nutrition for 61.2% of primary level students was the family, while television, radio, and the Internet were the main sources of knowledge for 62.7% of high school students. Conclusions: The regularity of eating in the study group decreased with the studied students’ age. The most popular products in the group of younger students were salty snacks and sweets. Healthy snacking was observed more frequently in the group of high school students. The main place of snacking was the home. The primary source of knowledge about nutrition for primary school students was the family and for high school students the mass media.
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Syarfaini, Syarfaini, Eka Sari Ridwan, and Syahratul Aeni. "Nutrition Knowledge, Dietary Pattern, and Nutritional Status of Elementary Students in Makassar City." Al-Sihah: The Public Health Science Journal 13, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.24252/al-sihah.v13i1.21239.
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Elementary school children are a vulnerable group to nutritional problems. Malnutrition is generally caused by poverty, lack of food supplies, poor environmental quality, lack of public knowledge about nutrition, a balanced diet, and health. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between balanced nutrition knowledge, dietary pattern, and nutritional status of children in Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu (SDIT) Makassar, Indonesia. The population in this study were all students in grades 4 and 5 with a total sample of 94 people. The results showed that there was no relationship between balanced nutrition knowledge and nutritional status (P = 0.397) and there was no relationship between diet pattern and nutritional status (P = 0.662) children at SDIT Makassar. Researchers recommend a Balanced Nutrition Ambassador program in every school. Ambassadors of Balanced Nutrition will be trained related to balanced nutrition and is responsible for disseminating balanced nutrition messages to their friends and their family
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Mehboob, Qamar. "Assessment of Nutritional Status of School Children in Public and Private Sector Schools by Anthropometry." Annals of Punjab Medical College 15, no. 1 (March 31, 2021): 64–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.29054/apmc/2021.1070.
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Background: Nutrition is the real determinant of human health. The development of children into healthy adults is dependent on their growth, in a healthy environment and having balanced nutrition. Objective: (1) To determine the association of nutritional status of children with their age, sex and socioeconomic status. (2) To compare the nutritional status of government school children and private school children. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional. Settings: Study was conducted in two schools of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Government Girls high school, Punjab Medical College (PMC), Colony Faisalabad and The Smart School, Faisalabad. Duration: Eight months from Jan 01, 2020 – Aug 30, 2020. Methodology: The study was conducted on 200 children, including males & females, to compare weights and heights among government (government) and private (private) schools. Age groups ranging from 9 above to 14 years were being studied. The data was collected by taking anthropometric measures, height and weight, of the students. To assess the nutritional status, the anthropometric measurement of WHO 2007 reference was used as Weight for Age Z-score (WAZ), Height for Age Z-score (HAZ) and Body Mass Index (BMI) for Age Z-score (BAZ). Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation test were used for statistical analysis. Data was analyzed statistically by using SPSS version 20. Results: The weight of private school children (39.3400 ± 2.39199) was normal as they have adequate diet as compared to government school children (38.7500 ± 1.43812) while 2% children were over weighted. Height of private school children (147.7600 ± 5.04949) was more as compared to government school children (146.8100 ± 4.34310). Statistically Pearson Correlation between weight of private and government school’s children was highly significant, p=0.000, df= 1, CI= 95%. Demographic information with height and weight of the children were taken. Z-score was calculated and graphs were plotted. A value within ± 2 SD in these graphs was considered as normal. Conclusion: Socio-economic status affects the availability and quality of food. For under-weight Children, unhygienic and low-quality food/stuffs are the major contributing factors.
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Alghamdi, Zainab S. "School age nutrition facts and challenges!" International Journal of Growth and Development 1, no. 1 (December 7, 2017): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.25081/ijgd.2017.v1i1.45.
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Developing effective strategies in schools that shall provide the needed macro and micronutrients for our generation, one of the main objectives is to tackle obesity in children is urgently required. School canteen, physical education curriculum need to be redesigned to meet our community health need and approach. Nutritional surveys highly needed to evaluate, assess and act on public health major issues that has a significant impact on our community, ignored childhood morbidity will be carried out up to adulthood and serious health cost on geriatric. My presentation will highlight major nutrition deficiencies at school age. Highlight also our school's canteen and physical activity curriculum, mentioning our pilot study on Government school in Riyadh region.
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Nolan, Geralyn A., Amy L. McFarland, Jayne M. Zajicek, and Tina M. Waliczek. "The Effects of Nutrition Education and Gardening on Attitudes, Preferences, and Knowledge of Minority Second to Fifth Graders in the Rio Grande Valley Toward Fruit and Vegetables." HortTechnology 22, no. 3 (June 2012): 299–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.22.3.299.
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Child obesity has become a national concern. Obesity in children ages 6–17 years has more than doubled in the past 30 years. Only 20% of children today consume the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. This trend is even more pronounced in minority populations. Past studies have reported a horticulture-based curriculum, including gardening, can improve children’s attitudes toward eating fruit and vegetables. To investigate whether children of a minority population can benefit from gardening combined with a curriculum on nutrition, research was conducted with elementary schools in a primarily Hispanic region of Texas. Elementary school teachers participating in this research agreed to have school gardens and complete all activities in a curriculum on nutrition provided to them through the Texas Agrilife Extension Service. One hundred and forty-one children in the participating schools completed a pre- and posttest evaluating their nutritional knowledge, preference for fruit and vegetables, and snack choices before and after a gardening program supplemented with nutrition education. Differences were detected between pre- and posttest scores for all three variables. After comparing pre- and posttest scores, it was concluded that gardening and nutritional instruction had a positive effect on students’ nutritional knowledge, fruit and vegetable preference (FVP), and snack choices.
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M. C., Anitha, and Anusuya Devi K. "An outlook on nutrition and food labelling among selected school children aged 10-12 years in Coimbatore city." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 9 (August 23, 2017): 3461. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173862.
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Background:Use of nutritional labels in choosing food is associated with healthier eating habits including lower fat intake. Current public health efforts have focused on the revamping of nutritional labels to make them easier to read and use for the consumer. The objective of this study is to assess the frequency of use of nutritional labels and find out the awareness of nutrition labels.Methods:The study was designed to find the awareness among 1409 school children constituting both boys and girls from various boards like Government, Government aided, Matriculation and CBSE schools aged 10-12 years in Sundrapuram, Coimbatore city. The structured and validated questionnaire on basic information like Personal Information, socio-economic information, anthropometry and frequency and awareness nutrition labelling was made by asking dichotomous questions.Results:Many children who belong to low-income do not regularly use the nutrition facts panel information.Conclusions:The study took initiative in creating knowledge through demonstration on facts about Nutrition Labeling.
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Downs, Shauna M., Anna Farmer, Maira Quintanilha, Tanya R. Berry, Diana R. Mager, Noreen D. Willows, and Linda J. McCargar. "Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth: Awareness and Use in Schools." Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research 72, no. 3 (September 2011): 137–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3148/72.3.2011.137.
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Purpose: In June 2008, the Alberta government released the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth. We evaluated the awareness of and intent to use the guidelines in Alberta schools, and sought to determine whether organizational characteristics were a factor in adoption of the guidelines. Methods: Randomly selected schools from across Alberta completed a 19-question telephone survey, which included open- and closed-ended questions about the schools’ characteristics, the priority given to healthy eating, awareness of the guidelines, and the schools’ intent to use the guidelines. Of the 554 schools contacted, 357 (64%) completed the survey. Results: Overall, 76.1% of schools were aware of the guidelines and 65% were in the process of adopting them. Fifty percent of schools identified healthy eating as a high priority and 65.9% reported making changes to improve the nutritional quality of foods offered in the past year. Schools that were larger, public, and urban, and had a school champion and healthy eating as a high priority were more likely to be adopting the guidelines. Conclusions: Most schools were aware of the nutrition guidelines and many had begun the adoption process. Identifying a school champion may be an important first step for schools in terms of adopting health promotion initiatives.
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Kakeri, Meena, Prashant V. Howal, and Yasmeen F. Chaudhari. "Health profile of school children of two schools in Palghar district, western Maharashtra, India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 11 (October 25, 2018): 4746. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184233.
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Background: Healthy childhood is basis for healthy and productive adult life. Mortality in school age children is low but morbidity and physical defects constitute major problems. With this background the present comparative study was conducted to explore the nutritional and morbidity patterns among government run primary school children and private school children in Palghar district, Maharashtra.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during March 2018 in both government school and other private school. Total 400 children studying in class 1 to 4 were included. A pre-designed and pretested questionnaire was used during the interview and clinical examination was carried out to study nutritional status and morbidity pattern among the school children.Results: Out of 400 children, 61 (15.25%) were underweight, 82 (20.5%) were stunted, and 8 (2.0%) were obese. Dental caries was commonest morbidity (55.25%). Two study subjects (1.0%) had suspect cardiac problems.Conclusions: Under-nutrition and morbidities are prevalent in present study. Periodic complete health evaluation should be planned for early diagnosis of nutritional and morbid health problems.
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Ganina, V. I. "Autoprobiotics for personalized nutrition of school children." Tovaroved prodovolstvennykh tovarov (Commodity specialist of food products), no. 9 (September 1, 2020): 65–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/igt-01-2009-11.
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According to the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia, the health status of children and adolescents in the Russian Federation is characterized by the following indicators: more than half of school-age children have impaired health; two-thirds of children under 14 have chronic diseases; only 10-15 percent of graduates of general education institutions can be classified as healthy. In recent decades, with the development of nutrigenomics, the world community of scientists has come to understand the importance of the role of the microbiota in the human body and its relation with nutrition. Normal intestinal microbiota is involved in a variety of physiological functions of the body of school-age children: protective, digestive, detoxifying and anticarcinogenic, synthetic, genetic, immunogenic, metabolic, and others. Probiotic bacteria are one of the functional ingredients that have proven to have a positive effect on children's bodies. Methods of normoflora correction are proposed, aimed not only at restoring evolutionarily conditioned microbial populations, but also providing an effective impact on the individual organism.
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Ковтюк, Наталия Ивановна. "Nutrition quality analysis in school-age children." ScienceRise 9, no. 4 (14) (September 28, 2015): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.15587/2313-8416.2015.50730.
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Hall, Andrew, Tran Thi Minh Hanh, Katherine Farley, Tran Pham Nha Quynh, and Frank Valdivia. "An evaluation of the impact of a school nutrition programme in Vietnam." Public Health Nutrition 10, no. 8 (August 2007): 819–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980007382530.
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AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a school nutrition programme on the weight gain and growth of Vietnamese schoolchildren.DesignA proximate cluster evaluation of children in seven schools, in which fortified milk and biscuits supplying 300 kcal of energy were being given on school days, compared with children in 14 nearby schools with no feeding. All children were dewormed.SettingTwenty-one primary schools in Dong Thap Province, Vietnam.SubjectsA cohort of 1080 children in grade 1 of 21 primary schools, and a cross-sectional interview of 400 children in grade 3.ResultsThe programme gave children the equivalent of 90 kcal day− 1 over 17 months. t-Tests showed a small but statistically significant difference between groups in their average gain in weight and height: 3.19 versus 2.95 kg (P < 0.001) and 8.15 versus 7.88 cm (P = 0.008). A multiple-level model showed that the programme was statistically significant after controlling for clustering of children in schools, sex, age and initial underweight (P = 0.024). A significant impact on height was also seen in a regression model, but not when controlling for school. The most undernourished children tended to gain the least weight. There was no evidence of substitution.ConclusionThe programme had a small but significant effect on weight gain, but the most undernourished children benefited the least. Methods need to be developed to target them. This design may offer a means of estimating the impact of school feeding on growth in other programme settings.
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Verdonschot, Angeliek, Emely de Vet, Jolien van Rossum, Anouk Mesch, Clare E. Collins, Tamara Bucher, and Annemien Haveman-Nies. "Education or Provision? A Comparison of Two School-Based Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Education Programs in the Netherlands." Nutrients 12, no. 11 (October 26, 2020): 3280. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12113280.
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A healthy diet is important for optimal child growth and development. School-based opportunities to encourage children to achieve healthy eating behaviors should be explored. Nutrition education programs can provide school children with classroom-based nutrition education and access to fruits and vegetables (FV). However, the effectiveness of specific program components implemented separately has not yet been comprehensively evaluated. The current study examined effectiveness of individual components of two programs targeting primary school children (n = 1460, n = 37 schools) aged 7–12 years. Nutrition knowledge and FV consumption were measured using a student questionnaire, and presence of school food policies was measured in the teachers’ questionnaire. A quasi-experimental design with three arms compared: (1) schools that implemented both programs: FV provision + education (n = 15), (2) schools that implemented the FV provision program only (n = 12), (3) schools that did not implement either program (n = 10). Outcomes were assessed pre-intervention (T0), during the intervention (T1), and 6 months post-intervention (T2). Results indicated a significant increase in nutrition knowledge for children attending schools that had participated in both programs, compared to control schools (p < 0.01), but no significant increase in FV intake. In schools without food policies, FV provision alone contributed to an increase in child FV intake (p < 0.05).
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Plotnikova, I. V., G. O. Magomedov, T. A. Shevyakova, V. Zh Tigranyan, N. N. Mirzebalaeva, and V. E. Plotnikov. "Gluten-free oil biscuits for school-age children." Khleboproducty 30, no. 2 (2021): 49–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.32462/0235-2508-2021-30-2-49-53.
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The research in the field of technology of gluten-free butter biscuits of functional purpose for nutrition of schoolchildren of junior and middle age using rice, millet, corn flour and carrot puree is presented. The quality indicators of biscuit dough and biscuit were investigated, the nutritional value and caloric content of the product were calculated. Experimental studies have shown that with a complete replacement of wheat flour with gluten-free flour of various types, the quality of biscuit dough and biscuit improves: the density of the dough decreases, its effective viscosity decreases, the products have a pleasant pronounced taste and aroma, the correct shape, the porosity of products and their specific volume increase. The developed sample of gluten-free sponge cake in terms of the content of potassium, magnesium, vitamins of groups B, A and E can be attributed to functional foods for schoolchildren's nutrition.
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Marwat, Zahid Irfan, Shah Nawaz, Anwar Khan Wazir, Ejaz Afzal, Chaman Gul, Muhammad Junaid Khan, and Aftab Ahmad. "Nutritional assessment of school going children in district Abbottabad, K.P. Pakistan." International Journal of Scientific Reports 5, no. 2 (January 25, 2019): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.intjscirep20190253.
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<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> To assess the nutritional assessment of the primary school children in Abbottabad.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted among children of private and public sectors primary schools of Abbottabad from January - September 2018 by simple random sampling. 200 students from each school (7 and 13 years), present on the day of data collection were included in this study and those who were absent, sick or not willing, were excluded. The data was collected on a pre-tested questionnaire. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Total 200 students, males 49.5% (n=99) and females 50.5% (n=101) were interviewed and assessed for their nutritional assessment. Their mean age was 11.67±1.66years, height was 144.93±12.34 cms and weight was 37.69±12.96 kgs. Male students (n=67) 67.7% and from private schools (n=67) 65.7% were healthier then female (n=55) 55.4% and government schools (57.1%), P valve 0.085 and 0.026. Most of the students with grade C in last year school performance were underweight (100%). Raven Test for both types of school gave 0.012 P value which indicated more intelligent students resides in private schools. Furthermore, children of well-serviced fathers and qualified mothers were healthy, more intelligent and practiced good hygiene. Also, children of a private school who has better nutritional status scored more than Public school children.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Nutritional status of children have a direct effect on their cognitive abilities. Private school children who have scored better in the intelligence test, have better nutritional status. Socioeconomic status and mother qualification have a direct effect on children’s nutrition, health status, school performance and hygiene.</p><p class="abstract"> </p>
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Oldewage-Theron, Wh, and Aa Egal. "Nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of primary school children in QwaQwa." South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition 23, no. 3 (January 2010): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16070658.2010.11734329.
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Aydin, Gozde, Alison Booth, Claire Margerison, and Anthony Worsley. "Food and nutrition education in Australian primary schools: parents' views." Health Education 121, no. 4 (May 12, 2021): 451–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/he-11-2020-0113.
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PurposePrimary schools provide continuous, intensive contact with large numbers of children starting from a young age, thus providing an appropriate setting for the promotion of healthy eating through food and nutrition education (FNE). This qualitative study explores the views of Australian primary school parents about FNE in primary schools.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 19 parents of primary school children from Victoria participated in semi-structured interviews. Audio recordings were transcribed and underwent thematic analysis using Nvivo. A total of three themes emerged: FNE topics currently taught in primary schools, essential food skills and knowledge for primary school children and the importance of FNE.FindingsMost parents thought that FNE is as important as the core subjects of primary school. Parental support for FNE, which is delivered over a prolonged period, and expanded by hands-on content such as cooking and gardening classes was evident. Parents viewed these classes as likely to improve children's food-related knowledge and healthy eating behaviours. Parents expressed appreciation for schools' emphasis on food sustainability and its alignment with school policies and practices. Parents were keen to see more sustainability included in the curriculum.Practical implicationsThese results may have implications for curriculum developers and schools, as the findings can assist the design of food and nutrition curricula for primary schools which can empower children as well as their families to make better food-related decisions.Originality/valueAustralian parents' views of FNE in primary schools have been under examined.
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Dargie, Felegush, Carol Jean Henry, Hailu Hailemariam, and Nigatu Regassa Geda. "A Peer-Led Pulse-based Nutrition Education Intervention Improved School-Aged Children’s Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (KAP) and Nutritional Status in Southern Ethiopia." Journal of Food Research 7, no. 3 (March 31, 2018): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v7n3p38.
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Background: Peer-led nutrition education intervention on promoting locally available pulses among school-aged children could be one strategy to overcome child malnutrition in poor communities. Objectives: This study was aimed at assessing the effect of a peer-led pulse nutrition education intervention on knowledge, attitude, practice of pulse consumption and nutritional status among 202 school children.Methods: School based randomized controlled trial was conducted among 202 (101 control and 101 cases). School age children were selected from the two groups using simple random sampling technique. Baseline data were collected from 1st May to 15th May, 2016. Six month peer led nutrition intervention was provided for the study subjects. Pre-test, post-test and anthropometric measurements (weight and height) were conducted at baseline and end of the intervention. Statistical tests such as independent two samples t-test were employed. World Health Organization (WHO) Anthrop Plus software version 1.0.4 was used to calculate anthropometric indices. Results: The mean diet diversity score was significantly (P<0.001) improved from 2.78 (0.96) to 3.60 (1.10) after a six month intervention in the intervention group. The independent two samples t-test showed significant differences (p<0.001) in knowledge, attitude and practice mean scores of school age children about pulse preparation and consumption. There was no significant difference in nutritional status: BAZ (p=0.774) and HAZ (p=0.516) of school age children between the intervention and control groups at baseline. Post-intervention showed significant (p=0.01) differences between intervention and control schools in BAZ mean score of the children which was reflected in significantly (P<0.001) decreased prevalence of thinnessConclusion: The study concluded that peer led education strategy provides an opportunity to reduce malnutrition and its impacts if properly designed, including the use of behavioural change mode.
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Antwi, Janet, Agartha Ohemeng, Laurene Boateng, Esi Quaidoo, and Boateng Bannerman. "Primary school-based nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge, attitude and practices among school-age children in Ghana." Global Health Promotion 27, no. 4 (August 12, 2020): 114–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975920945241.
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This study was performed to evaluate the effect of a six-week nutrition education intervention on the nutrition knowledge, attitude, practices, and nutrition status of school-age children (aged 6–12 years) in basic schools in Ghana. Short-term effects of nutrition education training sessions on teachers and caregivers were also assessed. Pre-post controlled design was used to evaluate the program. Intervention groups had significantly higher nutrition knowledge scores (8.8 ± 2.0 vs. 5.9 ± 2.1, P < 0.0001) compared to controls in the lower primary level. A higher proportion of children in the intervention group strongly agreed they enjoyed learning about food and nutrition issues compared to the control group (88% vs. 77%, P = 0.031). There was no significant difference in dietary diversity scores (4.8 ± 2.0 vs. 5.1 ± 1.4, P = 0.184) or in measured anthropometric indices (3.6% vs. 8.2%, P = 0.08). A marginally lower proportion of stunted schoolchildren was observed among the intervention group compared to the control group (3.6% vs. 8.2%, P = 0.080). Nutrition knowledge of teachers and caregivers significantly improved (12.5 ± 1.87 vs. 9.2 ± 2.1; P = 0.031) and (5.86 ± 0.73 to 6.24 ± 1.02, P = 0.009), respectively. Nutrition education intervention could have positive impacts on knowledge and attitudes of school children, and may be crucial in the development of healthy behaviors for improved nutrition status.
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Elkhouri Edde, Christelle, Helene Delisle, Charles Dabone, and Malek Batal. "Impact of the Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative: analysis of anthropometric and biochemical data among school-aged children in Ouagadougou." Global Health Promotion 27, no. 2 (January 16, 2019): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975918789350.
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The Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative was developed in 2006 to counter the double burden of malnutrition and implemented on a pilot basis in primary schools in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in 2009. A baseline study was conducted in intervention and control schools and repeated in 2014 to assess the impact. This paper reports on anthropometric and biochemical data in the final and baseline surveys. Both studies were conducted in the fifth grade classes of the same primary schools in Ouagadougou. Six intervention schools had been selected and matched at baseline with six control schools. The total sample consisted of 699 and 651 pupils in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Anthropometric and hemoglobin measurements were performed on all children, whereas serum retinol was measured in a random subsample to assess Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD). Independent t-tests and chi-squared tests were used for comparison of means and proportions, respectively, and multiple logistic regressions were conducted to examine associations between nutritional parameters and school characteristics. Final rates of anaemia and VAD were 32.6% and 26.1%, respectively, down from 40.4% and 38.7% at baseline. The final prevalence rate of stunting was 8.1%, thinness was 8.7% and overweight/obesity was 4.4%. Thinness declined significantly in 2014 compared to 2009, but there was no change in the rate of stunting even though the rate of overweight/obesity showed an upward trend. When comparing intervention with control schoolchildren, the only significant differences found in the final survey were less thinness and less anaemia in the intervention children. However, the prevalence of anaemia was also significantly lower in the intervention group at baseline. Our results point to a significant improvement in the nutritional status of schoolchildren in Ouagadougou and suggest a positive, although modest, role for the Nutrition-Friendly School Initiative in reducing thinness, but not overweight.
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Filimonov, Sergey N., Natalia V. Tapeshkina, Elena V. Koskina, Oksana P. Vlasova, Elena M. Sitnikova, and Olga A. Sviridenko. "State of actual nutrition for children of school age." Hygiene and sanitation 99, no. 7 (August 28, 2020): 719–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.47470/0016-9900-2020-99-7-719-724.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of school-age children living in monotown.Material and methods. A computer test was used to assess nutrition, namely, the program of the analysis of the frequency of food consumption «Human nutrition analysis» differentiated by classes of education for schoolchildren aged 7-10 years (junior classes), 11-13 years (middle link of education) and 15-16 years (high school). The total sample size amounted to 612 schoolchildren. The comparative analysis of qualitative and quantitative indices of the composition of the diet was carried out based on existing regulations.Results. In all age groups of schoolchildren, an imbalance in the intake of macro- and micronutrients with diets was revealed, which was due to the imbalance of the food set. In the daily diet of children of 7-16 years, there was a fairly adequate caloric value, however, they were deficient in total protein (89.0-96.4%) and excessive in fat (100.4-124.3%) and carbohydrates (105.3-118.5% of physiological norms). The protein content of animal origin in the daily diets of all schoolchildren was below the norms of physiological needs and accounted for 88.0%, 85.4%, 90.7%, respectively. Diets were scarce in their content of meat and meat products (68.1-73.2% from the recommended level of consumption), fish and seafood (32.9-47.5%), eggs (62.3-82.4%), milk and dairy products (48.5%-72.1% per day), bakery products (79.4-93.6%), potatoes (62.9-71.0%). Actual food consumption and the intake of nutrients are influenced by the age of the schoolchild (the determination coefficient of 0.53).Conclusion. The development of programs to optimize the nutrition of schoolchildren should be carried out in the light of previously identified violations corresponding to the regional nature.
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Sardar, Hussain, Rana Muhammad Amir, Ayesha Khurshid, Hafiz Ali Raza, and Adeela Manzoor. "ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE FARM FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN." Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews 9, no. 3 (May 26, 2021): 553–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18510/hssr.2021.9356.
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Purpose of the study: The main purpose of this study was to assess the nutritional status of farm families with a special focus on primary school children in Punjab.
Methodology: This study was conducted in tehsil Jaranwala, Faisalabad. Five villages and two primary schools were selected from each village randomly. From these schools, 323 children whose fathers were farmers were selected as samples. A cross-sectional research design was used for the present study. In this context, an interview schedule was prepared and face-to-face interviews were administered to collect the required data.
Main Findings: The chi-square analysis confirmed that education, and income of parents associated factors had a statistically significant (P<0.05) and positive correlation with BMI. Descriptive statistics indicated poverty was ranked 1st among reasons for malnutrition followed by inappropriate dietary choices and unavailability of healthy foods with mean values of 4.25 and 4.11, respectively. Whereas, children don't want to come to school due to poor health" was ranked 1st in all effects of poor health with a mean value of 4.50.
Applications of the study: This study has highlighted the importance of the nutritional status of primary school-going children and also investigates the different factors that inverse impact on their health. This study will be proved helpful among farm families by creating awareness about the nutrition of children. Based on the findings of this study, the urge to the government to take steps to improve the literacy level and build strategies to improve the awareness level of mothers about the nutrition of children, especially in rural areas.
The novelty of the Study: This is the first study that investigates the assessment of the nutritional status of school-going children of farm families in Punjab, Pakistan especially in tehsil Jaranwala, Faisalabad.
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Meity Sasube, Laurensi, and Aldian Hein Luntungan. "The Relationship Among Nutrition Knowledge, Vegetable Diet, Nutrition Status of Don Bosco Elementary Students, Manado." International Journal of Global Operations Research 1, no. 1 (February 3, 2020): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.47194/ijgor.v1i1.13.
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Children in urban area tend to abandon healthy diet, since there are a lot of fast food options available around. In general, children valued the importance of nutrition, but they did not concern the health benefit of foods in food selections. Their dietary quality was not satisfactory, and the diet of most children did not meet the recommended serving requirements for vegetable, fruit, cereal and milk. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship among Nutrition knowledge, vegetables diet and Nutritional Status of Elementary Students at Don Bosco Catholic School Manado. This is a cross sectional study in which we explored the nutritional status of Don Bosco Elementary Students based on nutrition knowledge, vegetable diet and Body Mass Index with questionnaire instrument, anthropometric measurements from June to August 2019. The nutritional status of Don Bosco Elementary School students based on body mass index (BMI) shows that students with normal and overweight nutritional status share an equal comparison that is 1:1 (50%), while the level of student knowledge about nutrition was dominated by students with poor knowledge that is 67.7%. This is also in line with the pattern of vegetables consuming which is also poor at 56.3%. Based on the results of Chi-Square analysis there is no significant relationship between the levels of nutritional knowledge of students with vegetable consumption patterns. Conversely, there is no relationship between the levels of nutritional knowledge of students with nutritional status based on Body Mass Index (BMI).
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Wills, Wendy J., Jennie I. Macdiarmid, Lindsey F. Masson, Catherine Bromley, Leone Craig, and Geraldine McNeill. "Children’s Food and Drink Purchasing Behaviour “Beyond the School Gate”: The Development of a Survey Module." ISRN Nutrition 2013 (February 14, 2013): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/501450.
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Many children eat a diet which supplies a higher than recommended amount of nonmilk extrinsic sugars and saturated fatty acids. The school setting is often targeted for nutrition intervention as many children consume food at school. In Scotland, attempts have been made to improve the nutritional content of food in schools and attention has now turned to food and drink available “beyond the school gate.” This paper describes the development of a module on food and drink purchasing behaviour. The Food Purchasing Module was designed to collect data, for the first time, from a representative sample of children aged 8–16 years about food and drinks purchased on the way to/from school, during break time/free periods, and at lunchtime, from outlets around schools. Cognitive testing of the module highlighted that younger children find self-completion questionnaires problematic. Older children have fewer problems with self-completion questionnaires but many do not follow question routing, which has implications for the delivery of future surveys. Development of this survey module adds much needed evidence about effectively involving children in surveys. Further research exploring food and drinks purchased beyond the school gate is needed to continue to improve the nutritional quality of children’s diets.
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Lefebvre, R. Craig, Carol Olander, and Elyse Levine. "The Impact of Multiple Channel Delivery of Nutrition Messages on Student Knowledge, Motivation and Behavior: Results from the Team Nutrition Pilot Study." Social Marketing Quarterly 5, no. 3 (September 1999): 90–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15245004.1999.9961070.
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The USDA School Meals Initiative for Healthy Children, published in 1995, is a comprehensive plan that aims to ensure that children have healthy meals at school. A major part of this plan is an update of nutrition, standards that requires school meals to meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Recognizing that simply publishing a regulation is not likely to change children's diets, USDA established Team Nutrition to ensure that schools are able to implement the plan, and that students avail themselves of the healthier meals offered. The goals of Team Nutrition include: eating less fat; eating more fruits, vegetables, and grains; and eating a variety of foods.
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Bouterakos, M., A. Booth, D. Khokhar, M. West, C. Margerison, K. J. Campbell, C. A. Nowson, and C. A. Grimes. "A qualitative investigation of school age children, their parents and school staff on their participation in the Digital Education to LImit Salt in the Home (DELISH) program." Health Education Research 35, no. 4 (July 6, 2020): 283–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/her/cyaa015.
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Abstract This study explored the views of participants who completed a 5-week, online, interactive, family-based, salt reduction education program (Digital Education to LImit Salt in the Home). A secondary aim was to explore the views of school staff on the delivery of food and nutrition education in schools. Children aged 7–10 years, their parents and principals/teachers from participating schools located in Victoria, Australia, completed a semi-structured evaluation interview. Audio-recordings of interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using NVivo. Twenty-eight interviews (13 children; 11 parents; 4 school staff) were included. Thematic analysis revealed that the program was well received by all groups. Children reported that the interactivity of the education sessions helped them to learn. Parents thought the program was interesting and important, and reported learning skills to reduce salt in the family diet. School staff supported the delivery of nutrition education in schools but indicated difficulties in sourcing well-packed nutrition resources aligned with the curriculum. It appears that there is support from parents and teachers in the delivery of innovative, engaging, nutrition education in schools, however such programs need to be of high quality, aligned with the school curriculum and readily available for incorporation within the school’s teaching program.
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Nasution, Ernawati, Fitri Ardiani, and Etti Sudaryati. "Improving the nutritional status of school children through the formation of a group of children caring for nutrition in SD Az- Zakiyah Islamic School." ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 5, no. 2 (December 2, 2020): 452–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/abdimastalenta.v5i2.4985.
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This service activity is a training for school children to care about their food consumption and nutritional status.. This service activity carried out at SD Az-Zakiyah Islamic School Medan aims to provide understanding to school children about healthy, nutritious, and balanced food, as well as weight and height measurement skills. The methods used are lectures, practice of measuring body weight and height using microtoas and digital scales, and the practice of introducing food ingredients that contain nutrients using a food model. The t test results showed that there was a significant difference (p = 0.005) in children's knowledge before and after providing information. This shows that this training provides increased knowledge of school children. It is hoped that the training participants will later become nutritional ambassadors who can disseminate information about healthy, nutritious, and balanced food and the importance of monitoring nutritional status from an early age to their friends, especially at school and in the environment around their homes in an effort to improve nutritional status in school children. In addition, I hope this program will be sustainable and will raise awareness among school foundations and health centers to support this activity which has been initiated in college.
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Khan, Maseer, Mohd Shanawaz, Amani Awwadh Altoaibi, Abdul Aziz Behees Gaba, Osama Ismail Saqeeh, and Abdur Rahman Ali Mashali. "Assessment of nutritional status and its effect on academic performance in school children of Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 4 (March 26, 2020): 1234. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20201425.
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Background: Adolescence is the tender and vital period in the life of a person. It is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood. Nutrition is the prime requirement of the adolescents for their physical and mental growth. The aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status of the primary school going children in Jazan, KSA and to analyze the association of nutrition status with academic performance of school going children in Jazan, KSA. Methods: This study involved 4 schools chosen randomly from the government schools of Jazan. 7th and 8th class children were considered for the study. Required ethical approval bearing reference number 28943 dated 20/6/1440 was taken from the Institutional ethical committee. Study sample: 200 collection of the data: data collected from the schools of Jazan selected randomly in the school working hours.Results: 60% of the sample is in the age group 17-18 years. 30% of the sample were having more than 5 siblings. 16% of the parents were illiterates. The proportion of students taking milk products more than 3 times in the week (79.1%) were found to be performing well in the schools than the students consuming less than 3 days week. Strong association was found between performance of the students and parent’s education as the educated parents’ children were performing well.Conclusions: Good nutrition for the growing kids was found to be associated with academic performance of the students.
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Johnston, Bryan, Ahmad El-Arabi, Krista Tuomela, and David Nelson. "The Food Doctors: A pilot study to connect urban children and medical students using nutrition education." Health Education Journal 78, no. 4 (December 10, 2018): 441–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896918816735.
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Background: Children in the USA face increasing nutrition-related health risks, including obesity rates of 16.9% – a figure that has more than tripled over the past four decades. Nutrition education is beneficial to improve children’s health through obesity prevention and the promotion of healthy habits, and the elementary school years are a key time to implement health education interventions. Objective: To develop a medical student created and operated nutrition education intervention for urban underserved elementary school students. Design: The Food Doctors (TFD) programme is a hands-on, interactive, in-class nutrition education pilot initiative for elementary school students and adheres to the established tenets of effective in-class nutrition education whenever possible: (1) interactive hands-on curriculum, (2) use of culturally relevant topics and (3) the inclusion of effective evaluation techniques. Setting: Urban elementary school classrooms in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Method: A literature review and feedback from partner schools’ needs informed curriculum development. Institutional review board approval was sought and study materials prepared. The pilot programme was carried out at partner schools during class time. Results: A total of 83 students participated in the pilot study: 46 third-grade students and 37 fourth graders. Evaluation focused on assessing student baseline knowledge and exploring post-programme nutrition knowledge gains. Conclusion: TFD pilot programme demonstrated gaps in baseline nutrition knowledge among elementary school students and showed improved post-programme ability to correctly answer basic nutrition knowledge questions.