Clare C Crosh, Ananya Koripella, Chloe Elleman, Benjamin Foley, Dmitry Tumin, Chidiogo Anyigbo
Early Literacy Developmental Activities and Pre-Kindergarten Learning Skills in the Context of Childhood Adversity
Academic pediatrics
evidence fruit consumption among school children recommended levels study aims examine effects dietary education intervention program held teachers previously trained nutrition consumption fruit dessert lunch dinner among children 612 years old randomized trial schools unit randomisation total 464 children 239 female 612years seven elementary schools participated cluster randomized controlled trial three schools allocated intervention four control group intervention schools delivered professional development training school teachers 12 sessions 3 h training provided information nutrition healthy eating importance drinking water healthy cooking activities session teachers encouraged develop classroom activities focused learned topics sociodemographic assessed baseline anthropometric dietary intake physical activity assessments performed baseline end intervention dietary intake evaluated 24h dietary recall fruit consumption dessert gathered lunch dinner intervened children reported significant higher intake consumption fruit compared controlled children lunch p 0001 dinner p 0012 adjusting confounders study provides support success intervention programmes aimed improving consumption fruit dessert children