Childhood Obesity: A Qualitative Study

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In the study “Evaluation of a Pilot School Programme Aimed at the Prevention of Obesity in
Children” authors Warren et al. (2003) explore the efficacy of three school- and family-based educational programs to prevent obesity in children aged 5-7 years. In particular, researchers developed, implemented and evaluated different intervention programs - “Eat Smart”, “Play Smart”, “Eat Smart Play Smart” and “Be Smart” - based on Social Learning Theory, intended to promote healthy food, activity in daily life and in the playground as well as a reduction in television viewing in 172 elementary school children over 20 weeks period. Researchers formed intact heterogeneous groups by “randomly” assigning children to “control” and three treatment groups in three different schools in Oxford, United Kingdom. A Latin Square design was adopted …show more content…

In control group – “Be Smart” –for ethical reasons researchers developed a different educational program that introduced children to food in a non-nutrition sense, while in “Eat Smart” group, health concepts was promoted and explored through tasting seasons and games based on “Give me 5” concentrating on breakfast and snacking, in “Play Smart” uncompetitive team games, activities and quizzes were used to promote activity in daily life and in “Eat Smart Play Smart” group, nutrition and physical education program was combined. To evaluate the impact of intervention programs on preventing obesity, nutrition knowledge, physical activity, anthropometric and dietary assessments were made at both initial and final stages. A

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