The Impact of an Intervention Taught by Trained Teachers on Childhood Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Randomized Trial

• Main Authors: Rafaela Rosário (Author), Ana Araújo (Author), Bruno Oliveira (Author), Patrícia Padrão (Author), Oscar Lopes (Author), Vítor Teixeira (Author), André Moreira (Author), Renata Barros (Author), Beatriz Pereira (Author), Pedro Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Our study aimed to assess the impact of a six-months nutrition program, taught by trained teachers, on fruit and vegetable consumption among children in grades 1 to 4. Four hundred and sixty-four children (239 female), 6 to 12 years old, from seven elementary schools were assigned to this randomized...