Jennifer Pollard, Michal Tombs
Teaching Undergraduate Medical Students Non-Technical Skills: An Evaluation Study of a Simulated Ward Experience
Advances in medical education and practice
overweight obesity burden modern world requires urgent action prevention proven efficient fight overweight obesity many children gain excessive weight early age intervention school years important daily physical activity pa known influence overweight obesity prevention importance healthy lifestyle including dietary habits underestimated aim study assess combination daily pa healthyunhealthy diet affect anthropometric measures 4th graders norway health oriented pedagogical project hopp longitudinal intervention primary school children includes increased amount daily physical activity teaching active learning assessed weight muscle bone mass well fat mass using bioimpedance tanita scale dietary survey ungkost 2000 18 multiplechoice questions used evaluate overall nutrition characteristics children 2015 2018 total 917 intervention group n 614 control group n 303 4th graders nine different schools southeast part norway participated observed daily pa regular healthy diet increaseswhile unhealthy diet decreasesmuscle bone mass despite daily pa daily pa appears counteract effects unhealthy diet weight fat mass addition daily pa regular intake fruits berries lowers weight fat mass children overweight combination daily 45minute pa healthy diet leads reductions body weight incease muscle bone mass elementary school children