S3E5: Studies Improving Students' Health

As adults, it can be hard for us to find the time, energy, or motivation to start a new habit, even one that ultimately will make us feel better and perhaps even regain that energy we lack. When starting your own research into healthy eating and realizing how much is out there, it can feel like an impossible mountain to climb. Wouldn’t this have all been easier if we could have learned this in school? 

Let’s talk about some research being done in schools doing just that. We review some methods used by researchers to encourage healthier eating habits in schools. Let’s see what works and what doesn’t.

Guest:
Lindsey Taylor, medical student & FEI intern

Sources Referenced:
School-based interventions promoting both physical activity and healthy eating in Europe: a systematic review within the HOPE project

Evaluation of a 2-year physical activity and healthy eating intervention in middle school children

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

Promoting Healthy Eating among Young People—A Review of the Evidence of the Impact of School-Based Interventions

Harnessing adolescent values to motivate healthier eating