The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China

Little evidence from developing countries on dietary transition demonstrates the effects of comprehensive childhood obesity interventions on dietary diversity and food variety among younger children. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of comprehensive childhood obesity interventions on dietary...

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Main Authors: Xu, Haiquan, Ecker, Olivier, Zhang, Qian, Du, Songming, Liu, Ailing, Li, Yanping, Chen, Kevin Z.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142859
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author Xu, Haiquan
Ecker, Olivier
Zhang, Qian
Du, Songming
Liu, Ailing
Li, Yanping
Chen, Kevin Z.
author_browse Chen, Kevin Z.
Du, Songming
Ecker, Olivier
Li, Yanping
Liu, Ailing
Xu, Haiquan
Zhang, Qian
author_facet Xu, Haiquan
Ecker, Olivier
Zhang, Qian
Du, Songming
Liu, Ailing
Li, Yanping
Chen, Kevin Z.
author_sort Xu, Haiquan
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description Little evidence from developing countries on dietary transition demonstrates the effects of comprehensive childhood obesity interventions on dietary diversity and food variety among younger children. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of comprehensive childhood obesity interventions on dietary diversity among younger children. A total of 4846 children aged 7–13 years were included based on a multicenter randomized controlled trial for childhood obesity interventions in 38 primary schools. Nutrition education intervention (NE), physical activity intervention (PA) and comprehensive intervention including both NE and PA (CNP) were carried out separately for 2 semesters. Dietary Diversity Score (DDS9 and DDS28 for 9 and 28 food groupings, respectively), Food Variety Score (FVS, the number of food items) and the proportions of different foods consumed were calculated according to the food intake records collected with the 24-h dietary recall method. The intervention effects per day of comprehensive intervention group were 0 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0, 0.1; p = 0.382) on DDS9, 0.1 (95% CI: -0.1, 0.2; p = 0.374) on DDS28 and 0.1 (95% CI: -0.1, 0.3; p = 0.186) on FVS of overall diet, which was 0.1 (95% CI: 0, 0.1; p < 0.001) on DDS9, 0 (95% CI: 0, 0.1; p = 0.168) on DDS28 and 0.1 (95% CI: 0, 0.1; p = 0.067) on FVS of dietary scores of breakfast only. Additionally, CNP group had greater increases in cereals, meat and fruits, and more decreases in eggs, fish and dried legumes consumption proportions as compared with the control group. Decreasing side effect on dietary diversity and food variety were found for PA intervention, but not for NE intervention only. Though the comprehensive obesity intervention didn’t improve the overall dietary diversity per day, the positive intervention effects were observed on breakfast foods and some foods’ consumption.
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spelling CGSpace1428592025-01-24T14:12:54Z The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China Xu, Haiquan Ecker, Olivier Zhang, Qian Du, Songming Liu, Ailing Li, Yanping Chen, Kevin Z. child nutrition school feeding capacity development schoolchildren nutrition education nutrition children schools diet obesity Little evidence from developing countries on dietary transition demonstrates the effects of comprehensive childhood obesity interventions on dietary diversity and food variety among younger children. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of comprehensive childhood obesity interventions on dietary diversity among younger children. A total of 4846 children aged 7–13 years were included based on a multicenter randomized controlled trial for childhood obesity interventions in 38 primary schools. Nutrition education intervention (NE), physical activity intervention (PA) and comprehensive intervention including both NE and PA (CNP) were carried out separately for 2 semesters. Dietary Diversity Score (DDS9 and DDS28 for 9 and 28 food groupings, respectively), Food Variety Score (FVS, the number of food items) and the proportions of different foods consumed were calculated according to the food intake records collected with the 24-h dietary recall method. The intervention effects per day of comprehensive intervention group were 0 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0, 0.1; p = 0.382) on DDS9, 0.1 (95% CI: -0.1, 0.2; p = 0.374) on DDS28 and 0.1 (95% CI: -0.1, 0.3; p = 0.186) on FVS of overall diet, which was 0.1 (95% CI: 0, 0.1; p < 0.001) on DDS9, 0 (95% CI: 0, 0.1; p = 0.168) on DDS28 and 0.1 (95% CI: 0, 0.1; p = 0.067) on FVS of dietary scores of breakfast only. Additionally, CNP group had greater increases in cereals, meat and fruits, and more decreases in eggs, fish and dried legumes consumption proportions as compared with the control group. Decreasing side effect on dietary diversity and food variety were found for PA intervention, but not for NE intervention only. Though the comprehensive obesity intervention didn’t improve the overall dietary diversity per day, the positive intervention effects were observed on breakfast foods and some foods’ consumption. 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:11:12Z 2024-05-22T12:11:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142859 en Open Access Public Library of Science Xu, Haiquan; Ecker, Olivier; Zhang, Qian; Du, Songming; Liu, Ailing; Li, Yanping; Chen, Kevin; et al. 2020. The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China. PLoS ONE 15(7): e0235951. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235951
spellingShingle child nutrition
school feeding
capacity development
schoolchildren
nutrition education
nutrition
children
schools
diet
obesity
Xu, Haiquan
Ecker, Olivier
Zhang, Qian
Du, Songming
Liu, Ailing
Li, Yanping
Chen, Kevin Z.
The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China
title The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China
title_full The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China
title_fullStr The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China
title_full_unstemmed The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China
title_short The effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children: Evidence from a school-based randomized controlled trial in China
title_sort effect of comprehensive intervention for childhood obesity on dietary diversity among younger children evidence from a school based randomized controlled trial in china
topic child nutrition
school feeding
capacity development
schoolchildren
nutrition education
nutrition
children
schools
diet
obesity
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142859
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