Almanza-Cruz O, Alemán-Castillo SE, Castillo-Ruiz O, Perales-Torres AL, Bezares Samiento VDR, Rodríguez-Castillejos G. [Effect of a nutritional intervention on nutrient content in school snacks in public schools in Mexico].
NUTR HOSP 2024. [PMID:
39054856 DOI:
10.20960/nh.05269]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
nutritional interventions (IN) in schoolchildren allow for health promotion, physical activity, and nutrition actions for the prevention of malnutrition.
OBJECTIVE
to evaluate the effect of an IN on the nutrient content in school snacks (ER) in public education schools in Mexico.
METHODS
descriptive, longitudinal, and prospective study with a sample of 812 children were classified into intervention group (IG) and control group (GC). Anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference) were made to identify nutritional status (EN); to evaluate the ER, the food and beverages that the children took from home to consume during the break were recorded on a checklist; the IN was performed in the GI for 12 weeks with a 6-week reinforcement and the final evaluation was carried out that included EN and SP in both groups.
RESULTS
a 1.4 % increase in overweight (SP) and obesity (OB) was observed in the GI, while in the GC it increased 5.5 %. In the CR, the GC showed a higher consumption of calories, carbohydrates, and sugars. In the intragroup analysis, the GI decreased carbohydrates, sugars. This intervention showed a small effect on the decrease of calories, carbohydrates and polyunsaturated acids of the GI compared to the GC.
CONCLUSION
IN had a positive effect on the decrease in the energy and carbohydrate content of school snacks and therefore a slower trend in the prevalence of SP and OB in the GI compared to the GC.
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