Effect of School-Based Food and Nutrition Education Interventions on the Food Consumption of Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gidyenne Christine Bandeira Silva de Medeiros (), Kesley Pablo Morais de Azevedo, Daniel Garcia, Victor Hugo Oliveira Segundo, Ádala Nayana de Sousa Mata, Anny Karoliny Pinheiro Fernandes, Raquel Praxedes dos Santos, Débora Danielly Barros de Brito Trindade, Isabel Morales Moreno, Daniel Guillén Martínez and Grasiela Piuvezam
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Gidyenne Christine Bandeira Silva de Medeiros: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Laboratory (Lab-Sys), CNPq-UFRN, Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Kesley Pablo Morais de Azevedo: Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Daniel Garcia: Department of Physiotherapy, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Victor Hugo Oliveira Segundo: Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Ádala Nayana de Sousa Mata: Multicampi School of Medical Sciences of RN, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Anny Karoliny Pinheiro Fernandes: Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Raquel Praxedes dos Santos: Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Débora Danielly Barros de Brito Trindade: Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Isabel Morales Moreno: Department of Nursing, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Daniel Guillén Martínez: Department of Nursing, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Grasiela Piuvezam: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Laboratory (Lab-Sys), CNPq-UFRN, Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-19

Abstract: The school is a favorable environment for the development of interventions to prevent obesity. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the effects of school-based food and nutrition education interventions on adolescent food consumption. The literature search was conducted on databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Scopus, ERIC, Science Direct, Web of Science, Cochrane, LILACS, and ADOLEC. The following research strategies were focused on: population (adolescents), intervention (food and nutrition education), outcome (food consumption), and study design (clinical trial). The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines were followed and all stages of this review were performed by two researchers and, when necessary, a third researcher resolved discrepancies. Included studies are randomized clinical trials (RCT). A total of 24 articles were included for review and 11 articles in meta-analysis. In the evaluation of the general effects, there was a significant effect (mean difference (MD) for fruit consumption (MD = 0.09, CI 0.05, 0.14) in serving/day; and for vegetables (MD = 0.59, IC 0.15, 1.03) at times/week. In the consumption of FV (fruits and vegetables), there was no significant effect (standardized mean difference (SMD) of interventions in their consumption (SMD = 0.00, 95% C1 −0.11, 0.11). The evidence available in this review and meta-analysis concludes that food and nutrition education interventions in schools presented favorable results in the food consumption of adolescents. Registered on the PROSPERO database (CRD42019116520).

Keywords: adolescent; education; nutrition; school; randomized clinical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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