School-Based Obesity Prevention Intervention in Chilean Children: Effective in Controlling, but not Reducing Obesity

• Main Authors: Juliana Kain (Author), Fernando Concha (Author), Lorena Moreno (Author), Bárbara Leyton (Author)
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• 出版: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-month multicomponent obesity prevention intervention. Setting. 9 elementary schools in Santiago, Chile. Subjects. 6-8 y old low-income children (N=1474). Design. Randomized controlled study; 5 intervention/4 control schools. We trained teachers to del...