Promoting physical and mental health among children and adolescents via gamification—A conceptual systematic review

E Gkintoni, F Vantaraki, C Skoulidi… - Behavioral …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The rapid growth in digital technology usage among children and adolescents has
highlighted the need for novel approaches to promote their physical and mental health. This …

Environmental interventions to reduce the consumption of sugar‐sweetened beverages and their effects on health

P von Philipsborn, JM Stratil, J Burns… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Frequent consumption of excess amounts of sugar‐sweetened beverages
(SSB) is a risk factor for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and dental caries …

The WHO Health Promoting School framework for improving the health and well‐being of students and their academic achievement

R Langford, CP Bonell, HE Jones… - Cochrane database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Health Promoting Schools (HPS)
framework is an holistic, settings‐based approach to promoting health and educational …

Teaching approaches and strategies that promote healthy eating in primary school children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DA Dudley, WG Cotton, LR Peralta - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2015 - Springer
Background Healthy eating by primary school-aged children is important for good health
and development. Schools can play an important role in the education and promotion of …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of school-based interventions to improve daily fruit and vegetable intake in children aged 5 to 12 y

CEL Evans, MS Christian, CL Cleghorn… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background: To our knowledge, no reviews have assessed the impact of a range of multi-
and single-component school-based programs on daily fruit and vegetable intake by using a …

Altering micro-environments to change population health behaviour: towards an evidence base for choice architecture interventions

GJ Hollands, I Shemilt, TM Marteau, SA Jebb… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background The idea that behaviour can be influenced at population level by altering the
environments within which people make choices (choice architecture) has gained traction in …

Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with 'best practice'recommendations

MAT Flynn, DA McNeil, B Maloff, D Mutasingwa… - Obesity …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Childhood obesity is a global epidemic and rising trends in overweight and obesity are
apparent in both developed and develo** countries. Available estimates for the period …

Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease

L Wolfenden, NK Nathan, R Sutherland… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A number of school‐based policies or practices have been found to be effective
in improving child diet and physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, tobacco …

How individuals, environments, and health behavior interact

T Baranowski, CL Perry, GS Parcel - Health behavior and health …, 2002 - ars.usda.gov
Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) addresses both the psychosocial dynamics influencing
health behavior and methods for promoting behavioral change. Within SCT, human …

Relationship between nutrition knowledge and dietary intake among primary school children in Japan: Combined effect of children's and their guardians' knowledge

K Asakura, H Todoriki, S Sasaki - Journal of epidemiology, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Improving the dietary habits of children is important to decrease the future
burden of noncommunicable diseases. While various food education programs have been …