Outcomes of a Field Trial to Improve Children's Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity

Russell V. Luepker; Cheryl L. Perry; Sonja M. McKinlay; P. R. Nader; G. S. Parcel; Elaine J. Stone; Larry S. Webber; John P. Elder; Henry A. Feldman; Carolyn Johnson

doi:10.1001/jama.1996.03530340032026

Abstract

The CATCH intervention was able to modify the fat content of school lunches, increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in PE, and improve eating and physical activity behaviors in children during 3 school years.

Keywords

MedicinePsychological interventionIntervention (counseling)CurriculumGerontologyRandomized controlled trialNutrition EducationPublic healthHealth educationPhysical therapyEnvironmental healthFamily medicineNursingPsychologyInternal medicine

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University of Minnesota US

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 275
Issue: 10
Pages: 768-768
Citations: 1018
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                                    Russell V. Luepker, 
                                
                                    Cheryl L. Perry, 
                                
                                    Sonja M. McKinlay
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Outcomes of a Field Trial to Improve Children's Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity. 
                            JAMA
                            , 275
                            (10)
                            , 768-768.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03530340032026
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530340032026