María del Carmen Morales‐Ruán
Biographic Data
| ID | 7761775 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María del Carmen Morales‐Ruán |
| GIVEN NAMES | María del Carmen |
| FAMILY NAME | Morales‐Ruán |
| SIGNATURE | RUÁN M C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6754-4630 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Compliance, Barriers, and Improvement Areas of Two Food Programs in Mexican Middle Schools
BACKGROUND: The Mexican government has implemented two nationwide initiatives to improve the food environment in schools: the 2010 General Guidelines for Dispensing and Distributing Foods and Beverages in Public School Stores (Guidelines), and the 2015 National School Drinking Fountain Program (PNBE). Nevertheless, a 2018 assessment of 10 middle schools in Mexico City revealed high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and limited use of drink…
Compliance with nutrition standards in Mexican schools and their effectiveness
Only a small proportion of children are eating healthy snacks in school. School compliance with standards increases the likelihood of a healthy snack if it is bought at school. Our findings support better implementation of the standards and additional strategies to enhance the policy to achieve its aim of reducing childhood obesity
Effectiveness of a diet and physical activity promotion strategy on the prevention of obesity in Mexican school children
The intervention strategy is effective in maintaining the BMI of school children
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Effectiveness of a diet and physical activity promotion strategy on the prevention of obesity in Mexican school children
The intervention strategy is effective in maintaining the BMI of school children
Compliance with nutrition standards in Mexican schools and their effectiveness
Only a small proportion of children are eating healthy snacks in school. School compliance with standards increases the likelihood of a healthy snack if it is bought at school. Our findings support better implementation of the standards and additional strategies to enhance the policy to achieve its aim of reducing childhood obesity
Compliance, Barriers, and Improvement Areas of Two Food Programs in Mexican Middle Schools
BACKGROUND: The Mexican government has implemented two nationwide initiatives to improve the food environment in schools: the 2010 General Guidelines for Dispensing and Distributing Foods and Beverages in Public School Stores (Guidelines), and the 2015 National School Drinking Fountain Program (PNBE). Nevertheless, a 2018 assessment of 10 middle schools in Mexico City revealed high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and limited use of drink…
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (1 work) · Compliance (psychology (1 work)