Effectiveness and acceptability of a novel school-based healthy eating program among primary school children in urban Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: Sumudu Nimali Seneviratne (Author), Sanathanee Sachchithananthan (Author), Pavithra Sewwandi Angulugaha Gamage (Author), Renuka Peiris (Author), Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe (Author), Noel Somasundaram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity rates are rising rapidly in low-middle-income-countries (LMICs). School-based interventions have shown moderate efficacy in improving diet and lifestyle associated with obesity in high-income countries. However, there is little data available on effective interventions su...