Effect of a Web-Based Nutritional and Physical Activity Intervention With Email Support (the EDDY Program) on Primary School Children's BMI Z-Score During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Intervention Study.

Alina Gansterer Paula Moliterno Rhoia Neidenbach Caroline Ollerieth Sarah Czernin Wilfried Kindermann Kurt Widhalm

Published in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting (2024)

A web-based intervention with combined nutritional education and physical activity training might be an adequate tool to lessen the enhanced increase in body weight during a pandemic. Therefore, additional studies with greater sample sizes and different locations are needed. As the implementation of such intervention programs is essential, further studies need to be established rapidly.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
physical activity
body weight
body mass index
healthcare
sars cov
primary care
public health
sleep quality
weight loss
weight gain