Improved food habits and anthropometry among primary school children following a novel healthy eating programme.
Sumudu N SeneviratneSanathanee SachchithananthanPavithra S Angulugaha GamageRenuka PeirisVithanage P WickramasingheNoel SomasundaramPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2024)
This programme led to sustained improvement in food habits among young primary school children from all BMI categories, increase in BMI towards the median among children living with UW and NW, and stabilization of BMI in children with OW and OB, suggesting it as a useful tool for improving nutritional status of young children in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) facing the double burden of under- and overnutrition.