Health and nutrition education in primary schools of Crete: Changes in chronic disease risk factors following a 6-year intervention programme

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-324

  Manios, Yannis ^a   Moschandreas, Joanna ^a   Hatzis, Christos ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Children; Diet and exercise; Nutrition education

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FAT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0036731802     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2002672     Document Type: Article

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