School-based interventions promoting both physical activity and healthy eating in Europe: A systematic review within the HOPE project

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-216

  De Bourdeaudhuij, I ^a   Van Cauwenberghe, E ^a   Spittaels, H ^a   Oppert, J M ^b   Rostami, C ^b   Brug, J ^c   Van Lenthe, F ^d   Lobstein, T ^e   Maes, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Nutrition and physical activity intervention; Obesity prevention; Review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER; CURRICULUM; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 79951844415     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2009.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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