It's All About Kids: Preventing Overweight in Elementary School Children in Tulsa, OK

Systematic Review of School‐Based Interventions to Modify Dietary Behavior: Does Intervention Intensity Impact Effectiveness?

“…Table presents the intensity evaluation of studies aiming to modify behavior across different nutrition categories. Interventions in each category were highly effective: fruit and vegetable (N = 33; effective N = 27, ineffective N = 4, unknown effectiveness N = 2), general healthy eating (N = 53; effective N = 41, ineffective N = 10, unknown effectiveness N = 2), single food or food group (N = 12; effective N = 8, ineffective N = 3, unknown effectiveness N = 1), and single nutrient (N = 7; effective N = 5, ineffective N = 1, unknown effectiveness N = 1). Comparing the frequency of effective studies in different categories showed that the mean frequency of interventions in the single food or food group category was significantly higher than for the general healthy eating category (ANOVA p = .04, Tukey's post hoc test p = .03).…”

“…Of the 105 interventions reviewed, 21% or 20% of all interventions, conducted follow‐up analysis (Table ). Six conducted a midterm‐ only analysis, 12 conducted a long‐term‐only analysis, and 3 conducted both a midterm and long‐term analysis.…”

Triglycerides and Cardiovascular Disease

“…517 Prototypical pilot studies demonstrate a greater understanding of healthy food choices, which in turn may also improve academic performance. 518,519 Strategies to attenuate hypertriglyceridemia and its associated metabolic complications include increasing physical activity during school and afterschool sessions, 520,521 incentivizing schools committed to fostering nutrition education, 522 and offering a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables daily to school cafeterias. 523 Overall, identification of the most successful pilot programs for implementation on a national level will require coordinated efforts by clinicians, policymakers, and advocacy groups focused on reducing hypertriglyceridemia, obesity, and IR through a greater emphasis on and implementation of intensive lifestyle interventions.…”

Food‐Based Science Curriculum Yields Gains in Nutrition Knowledge

“…School nutrition programs can take on many different forms; however, 1 common element is to impact nutrition knowledge. The premise for student acquisition of nutrition knowledge is fundamentally aimed at improving one's ability to make wise nutritional choices to support healthful living . Unfortunately, K‐12 education often places minimal emphasis on what students should know about nutrition upon completion of each grade level .…”