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Effectiveness and acceptability of a novel school-based healthy eating program among primary school children in urban Sri Lanka.

Sumudu Nimali SeneviratneSanathanee SachchithananthanPavithra Sewwandi Angulugaha GamageRenuka PeirisVithanage Pujitha WickramasingheNoel Pratheepan Somasundaram
Published in: BMC public health (2021)
This novel program led to an immediate improvement in eating habits and was well accepted by parents and teachers making it a potentially suitable intervention for wider implementation in primary schools in urban Sri Lanka.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
  • randomized controlled trial
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • primary care