Nutrition Education and Body Mass Index in Grades K‐12: A Systematic Review

Price, Cayla; Cohen, Deborah A.; Pribis, Peter; Cerami, Jean

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“…20 On the contrary, the Z-score is a widely used method for overweight and obese classification. 21,22 Eutrophic adolescents were not investigated, since our focus was to verify differences between overweight and obese subjects. Lastly, we obtained data from 40 volunteers and divided them into two groups of 20 adolescents each.…”

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Autonomic responses induced by aerobic submaximal exercise in obese and overweight adolescents

Santana¹,

Kliszczewicz

Vanderlei

et al. 2019

Cardiol Young

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BackgroundGraded exercises tests are performed in adult populations; nonetheless, the use of this type of assessment is greatly understudied in overweight and obese adolescents.ObjectiveTo investigate heart rate autonomic responses to submaximal aerobic exercise in obese and overweight adolescents.MethodsWe recruited 40 adolescents divided into two groups: (1) overweight group comprising 10 boys and 10 girls between Z-score +1 and +2 and (2) obese group comprising 10 boys and 10 girls above Z-score >+2. Heart rate variability was analysed before (T1) and after exercise (T2–T4) on treadmill at a slope of 0%, with 70% of the maximal estimated heart rate (220 – age) for 20 minutes.ResultsHeart rate in the overweight group was: 93.2±10.52 bpm versus 120.8±13.49 bpm versus 94.6±11.65 bpm versus 93.0±9.23 bpm, and in the obese group was: 92.0±15.41 bpm versus 117.6±16.31 bpm versus 92.1±12.9 bpm versus 91.8±14.33 bpm. High frequency in the overweight group was: 640±633.1 ms2 versus 84±174.66 ms2 versus 603.5±655.31 ms2 versus 762.6±807.21 ms2, and in the obese group was: 628.4±779.81 ms2 versus 65.4±119.34 ms2 versus 506.2±482.70 ms2 versus 677.9±939.05 ms2; and root mean square of successive differences in the overweight group was: 37.9±18.81 ms versus 10.9±8.41 ms versus 32.8±24.07 ms versus 36.7±21.86 ms, and in the obese group was: 38.7±23.17 ms versus 11.5±8.62 ms versus 32.3±16.74 ms versus 37.3±24.21 ms. These values significantly changed during exercise compared with resting values in overweight and obese groups. Moreover, we also reported no significant difference of resting parasympathetic control of heart rate between obese and overweight adolescents.ConclusionThere was no significant difference of autonomic responses elicited by submaximal aerobic exercise between overweight and obese adolescents.

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Autonomic responses induced by aerobic submaximal exercise in obese and overweight adolescents

Santana¹,

Kliszczewicz

Vanderlei

et al. 2019

Cardiol Young

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“…There has been increasing attention geared towards the school being an ideal setting for promoting nutritious eating practices, but nutritious foods need to be available. Nutrition education should also be a key component of the curriculum and a key component of the physical environment (Price 2017, Rubio 2017. The school nutrition environment can provide students the opportunity to learn about and practice healthy eating through available foods and beverages, nutrition education and messages about food in the cafeteria and throughout the school campus.…”

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Association between Written School Nutrition Wellness Policies and the Observed Nutrition Environment within the Elementary Schools

Martin¹,

Meendering²,

McCormack³

2019

JESP

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Background: Studies have demonstrated that written school wellness policies (SWPs) exist, but policies lack comprehensiveness and vary widely in strength of the language used to address mandated components. SWPs should support creating a healthy nutrition environment, however, it is unclear the extent to which they do. The aim of this study was to examine the association between overall quality (strength and comprehensiveness) of written SWPs and the observed physical, situational and policy nutrition environment and specific areas of interest within Midwestern elementary schools. Methods: Twenty-six schools were visited during the 2017-2018 academic year. At each school, SPAN-ET was used to assess the physical, situational and policy environment within the school. Schools were categorized as 'poor ', 'fair', 'good' and 'best' in each nutrition environment section based on the number of criteria met within specific areas of interest. Written SWPs were scored by two trained researchers, using WellSAT 2.0, prior to the onsite school visit, and strength and comprehensiveness of written SWPs were determined. Results: Strength scores for the nutrition standards section of written SWPs were positively correlated with scores for the observed garden features area of interest (r = .55, p<.01) and comprehensiveness scores for the nutrition education section of written SWPs were negatively correlated with scores for the observed school meals area of interest (r = -.53, p<.05). Mean written SWP nutrition section scores did not vary across observed physical, situational or policy nutrition environment scores, or overall observed nutrition environment score. Conclusion: Examining written SWPs together with the observed school environment can help to identify gaps between how policies are written and how they are being implemented within schools. This information has the potential to shape policy development, implementation and in turn, the school nutrition environment.

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“…decreased academic achievement; 8 and optimal nutrition combined with regular physical activity has been linked to enhanced academic achievement. 9 School nutrition settings are associated with their students' food choices and body mass index, [10][11][12][13][14] and thus, schools are well-positioned to serve as cost-effective 15,16 venues to establish lifelong healthy eating habits. The vast majority of US children are enrolled in public or private school 17 and participate in school meal programs, with the National School Lunch Program serving 30 million students in 2018.…”

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Nutrition Policies, Practices, and Environments in Low‐Income Georgia Elementary Schools, United States, 2015‐2017

Guglielmo

Chantaprasopsuk

Kay³

et al. 2020

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND A nutritious diet can prevent obesity and chronic disease and improve academic performance, yet many children have energy‐dense, nutrient‐poor diets. The objective of this study was to assess nutrition policies, practices, and environments in Georgia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP‐Ed) elementary schools and compare them across school‐level demographic characteristics. METHODS We distributed a cross‐sectional online survey to administrators, grade level chairs, and nutrition managers from 113 Georgia SNAP‐Ed elementary schools during 2015–2017. Logistic regression, one‐way ANOVA, and Tukey's tests were performed to assess differences by free and reduced‐price lunch eligibility and percentage black. Fisher's exact and Rao‐Scott chi‐square tests were performed to assess differences by school size and geography. RESULTS The majority of schools established wellness policies and committees, provided nutrition education, and offered fresh fruits and/or vegetables daily. Fewer schools had policies limiting sugar‐sweetened foods within classrooms or had established a school garden. There were minimal significant differences in survey responses across school‐level demographics. CONCLUSIONS Georgia SNAP‐Ed elementary schools are providing healthy nutrition settings for their students in a number of areas, and can further improve by establishing more comprehensive wellness policies, a committee to enforce them, and engaging children in hands‐on nutrition education activities.

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Nutrition Education and Body Mass Index in Grades K‐12: A Systematic Review

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Autonomic responses induced by aerobic submaximal exercise in obese and overweight adolescents

Autonomic responses induced by aerobic submaximal exercise in obese and overweight adolescents

Association between Written School Nutrition Wellness Policies and the Observed Nutrition Environment within the Elementary Schools

Nutrition Policies, Practices, and Environments in Low‐Income Georgia Elementary Schools, United States, 2015‐2017

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