Evaluation of a nutrition intervention in adolescents of an urban area in Greece

Short- and long-term effects of the Vyronas study

Bibliographic Data

ID15092154
AuthorsConstantinos Mihas (0000-0001-6714-2722, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital, corresponding author), Anargiros Mariolis (Petronas (Malaysia)), Yannis Μanios (0000-0001-6486-114X, Harokopio University of Athens), Androniki Naska (0000-0002-1610-1813, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), A Arapaki (0000-0002-6494-3505, Petronas (Malaysia)), Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos, Theodoros Mariolis‐Sapsakos (Petronas (Malaysia)), Yannis Tountas (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)
Year2010
Volume13
Issue5
Pages712-719
Publication date2010-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980009991625
PMID19781127
OpenAlexW2034555474
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited37

Objective To assess the short-term (15-d) and long-term (12-month) effects of a school-based health and nutrition education intervention on diet, nutrition intake and BMI. Design The 12-week teacher-implemented intervention in combination with seminars organized for parents was aimed at improving children’s diet and nutrition knowledge. The intervention took place between September 2007 and January 2008. The participants were randomized to two study groups, the intervention group (IG) and control group (CG), and were examined prior to the intervention on a variety of health knowledge, dietary, behavioural and anthropometric indices. The same measurements were collected 15 d and 1 year after the intervention. Setting All high schools in Vyronas, a densely populated district of Athens, Greece. Subjects The sample consisted of 191 students aged 12–13 years. Results Twelve months after the intervention, the programme was effective in reducing various indices in the IG compared with baseline findings (BMI: 23·3 ( sd 2·8) v . 24·0 ( sd 3·1) kg/m 2 , P sd 1412·4) v . 8503·3 ( sd 1419·3) kJ/d, P sd 4·4) v . 35·4 ( sd 4·7) % of daily energy, P Conclusions The beneficial effects of this nutrition education intervention among adolescents may highlight the potential of such programmes in the prevention of obesity

Environmental health · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Term (time · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Pediatrics

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