Implementation of a “Balanced Nutrition Education Program” Among Primary School Children in Turkey

Besler, H. Tanju; Meseri, Reci; Küçükerdönmez, Özge; Şahin, Habibe; Çiçek, Betül; Güneş, Esra; Aktaç, Şule; Aksoy, Burcu; Mutuş, Begüm

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2018.07.011

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“…The reports suggest that obesity grows two times more in developing countries, and improvements in standards of living based on growth of income bring about disorders in nutritional behaviours (8). Another study over this subject has proven that obesity grows faster in developing countries where purchasing power increases (9). The comparison of the aforementioned studies to ours revealed an opposite version of their arguments.…”

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confidence: 51%

Investigating The Effect of Nutritional Status of Primary School Children on Their Physical Development and School Performanc

Gozukucuk

Mantar

Yılmaz

et al. 2022

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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Çocuklarda büyüme ve gelişme için sağlıklı, düzenli ve doğru beslenmenin şart olduğu birçok çalışmada kanıtlanmış bir gerçektir. Bu durumu etkileyen faktörler; sosyo-ekonomik koşullar, anne sütü alımı, besin bileşenlerinin oranı ve yemek alışkanlıkları gibi daha birçok faktördür. Anne sütünün alım süresi bu etkileşim içinde gerçekleşir. Bu çalışmada amacımız Ankara ve İstanbul illerindeki yaklaşık 300 öğrencide, 7-10 yaş grubundaki devlet ve özel okullardaki çocukların beslenme sıklığını antropometrik ölçümlerle karşılaştırmaktır.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada anket verileri, araştırmaya katılan çocuklardan ebeveynleri ve öğretmenleri gözetiminde toplanmıştır. Araştırmacı tarafından çocukların, okuldaki revirin ve hemşirelerin antropometrik ölçümleri uygun koşullarda okul gözetiminde yapıldı. Öğretmenlerin kontrolü ile en yüksek not ortalamasına sahip beş öğrenci, düşük başarı düzeyine sahip son beş öğrenci belirlendi.Bulgular ve Sonuç: Özel okullardaki çocukların ağırlık ve boy persantil eğrileri devlet okullarına göre anlamlı olarak farklı bulunmuştur. Bunun nedeni, gelişmekte olan ülkelerde sosyoekonomik düzey yükseldikçe sağlıklı beslenme oranlarının ters orantılı olmasıdır. Okul türleri ve vücut kitle indeksleri arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmadı. Ayrıca anne sütü ile ilişkisi de araştırılmış ve anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır. Bunun sebebinin örneklem numune sayısının artırılması gerektiği düşünülmektedir. Bu konuda daha ileri çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

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confidence: 51%

Investigating The Effect of Nutritional Status of Primary School Children on Their Physical Development and School Performanc

Gozukucuk

Mantar

Yılmaz

et al. 2022

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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“…In this intervention, all components were integrated into the implementation. A Balance Nutrition education to primary school children in Turkey, which included training of teachers, provision of teacher's handbook, and focus on best practices, managed to improve dairy and green vegetable intake of the children (19). Teacher training that is organized for one day or more, provision of comprehensive subject matter during the training, and follow-up support to the teachers during implementation are factors leading up to effective intervention (20).…”

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confidence: 99%

Balance Nutrition Messages Are Still Implemented in Preschools One Year Postintervention: Case Studies in Subang District, West Java, Indonesia

Usfar¹,

Budiman²,

Lan³

et al. 2020

J Nutr Sci Vitaminol

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Thirty-two teachers from 10 preschools in Cisalak subdistrict, Subang district, West Java province, Indonesia, received a two-day training on Balance Nutrition and My Plate in February 2018. The main messages underlined in the training were consume a variety of foods, drink enough water daily, wash your hands with soap, be physically active, and monitor your body weight. The training was followed by an eight-week implementation period to preschoolers aged 3 to 6 y. The knowledge of the teachers increased by up to 33 percentage points (average score: 69 to 82 pre-vs. posttest) after training, and the teachers answered correctly to the same questions 15 mo later. The mothers' knowledge increased by up to 37 percentage points after parenting sessions. All seven teaching aids provided were used by end-line, but their usage decreased after seven months (range: 2 to 7) and further decreased by 12 mo postintervention (range: 2 to 5). A teacher's handbook and a flipchart were the two aids persistently used. The practices of washing hands with soap, bringing healthy packed lunches, and monitoring weight and height continued after 12 mo postintervention. Dissemination of Balance Nutrition knowledge to fellow teachers of the same school, colleagues from different schools, or to representatives of preschool associations was evident. Training should be scaled up to the district level, using trained teachers as trainers and adopting a cascade training method. National roll-out by teachers' associations, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health, could improve the knowledge of over 200,000 preschool teachers and potentially improve the nutrition of 19 million preschoolers.

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“…It has been implemented across Türkiye in conjunction with the Turkish MoE and has so far reached over 6 million students, their teachers and families. The impact of the intervention was evaluated by researchers in Turkish universities and identified positive trends, both in terms of nutrition and physical activity (67) . The Sabri Ülker Foundation has also addressed the question of health literacy via a range of activities including workshops for media and healthcare professionals and collaboration with the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) and the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).…”

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Achieving health through diet: a joint event of the Sabri Ülker Foundation and The Nutrition Society of UK and Ireland, May 2022

Evans

Besler²,

Dinç³

et al. 2023

Br J Nutr

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Optimum nutrition plays a major role in the achievement and maintenance of good health. The Nutrition Society of the UK and Ireland and the Sabri Ülker Foundation, a charity based in Türkiye and focused on improving public health, combined forces to highlight this important subject. A hybrid conference was held in Istanbul, with over 4,000 delegates from 62 countries joining the proceedings live online in addition to those attending in person. The primary purpose was to inspire healthcare professionals and nutrition policy makers to better consider the role of nutrition in their interactions with patients and the public at large to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. The event provided an opportunity to share and learn from different approaches in the UK, Türkiye and Finland, highlighting initiatives to strengthen research in the nutritional sciences and translation of that research into nutrition policy. The presenters provided evidence of the links between nutrition and disease risk and emphasised the importance of minimising risk and implementing early treatment of diet related disease. Suggestions were made including improving health literacy and strengthening policies to improve the quality of food production and dietary behaviour. A multidisciplinary approach is needed whereby Governments, the food industry, non-governmental groups and consumer groups collaborate to develop evidence-based recommendations and appropriate joined up policies that do not widen inequalities. This summary of the proceedings will serve as a gateway for those seeking to access additional information on nutrition and health across the globe.

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Implementation of a “Balanced Nutrition Education Program” Among Primary School Children in Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

Investigating The Effect of Nutritional Status of Primary School Children on Their Physical Development and School Performanc

Investigating The Effect of Nutritional Status of Primary School Children on Their Physical Development and School Performanc

Balance Nutrition Messages Are Still Implemented in Preschools One Year Postintervention: Case Studies in Subang District, West Java, Indonesia

Achieving health through diet: a joint event of the Sabri Ülker Foundation and The Nutrition Society of UK and Ireland, May 2022

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