WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: School Nutrition Environment and Body Mass Index in Primary Schools

WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative: School Nutrition Environment and Body Mass Index in Primary Schools

Background: Schools are important settings for the promotion of a healthy diet and sufficient physical activity and thus overweight prevention. Objective: To assess differences in school nutrition environment and body mass index (BMI) in primary schools between and within 12 European countries. Meth...

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Main Authors: Trudy M.A. Wijnhoven, Joop M.A. van Raaij, Agneta Sjöberg, Nazih Eldin, Agneta Yngve, Marie Kunešová, Gregor Starc, Ana I. Rito, Vesselka Duleva, Maria Hassapidou, Éva Martos, Iveta Pudule, Ausra Petrauskiene, Victoria Farrugia Sant'Angelo, Ragnhild Hovengen, João Breda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
school policy
monitoring
healthy school environment
nutrition
physical activity
overweight
primary schools
Europe
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/11/11261

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