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Title: Diseño de una intervención pedagógica para que los estudiantes aumenten la ingesta de vegetales ofertados en el menú escolar
Author: Muguruza Milan, Aitor
Tutor: Radó Trilla, Núria
Abstract: To measure if there is any increase in the consumption of vegetables while conducting nutrition education intervention during school hours. Quasi-experimental prospective and longitudinal study. Design of a 9-session educational intervention to promote the vegetable intake among the students. Different types of activities have been used to make the students aware of the nutritional aspects and health benefits of the vegetables. The purpose of the study is to measure the increase of vegetables intake, when vegetables are promoted with pedagogical actions among elementary school students. Subjects. Children aged 8-9 years (n = 25 from intervention group). After a 9-session educational program, children (n = 25) in the intervention school had a significant increase in vegetable intake (from 18% to 36% of the school menu). An increase of fruit intake (5%) can be observed as a repercussion of the intervention. No other changes in food or nutrient intake were detected. It is concluded that the intervention group increased vegetable intake due to the 9-session vegetable education program that was implemented.
Keywords: nutritional education
pedagogical intervention
balance diet
vegetable intake
school menu
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Issue Date: Jan-2020
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/  
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