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School-based interventions for promoting food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) in elementary school children: a systematic review protocol

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Doustmohammadian, Azam, Omidvar, Nasrin, Shakibazadeh, Elham·2020·Systematic Reviews
DOI 10.1186/s13643-020-01339-0PMC PMC7178560
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Background: Food and nutrition literacy is a newly emerged concept to connect food-related knowledge and skills to healthy diets. Its promotion is important to protect children as they eat too many low-nutrient, high-energy foods. Food and nutrition literacy promotion needs multi-dimensional interventions. In the process of developing an intervention to promote food and nutrition literacy, the present review protocol aims to critically examine the evidence in the area of school-based interventions for promoting food and nutrition literacy (FNLIT) in elementary school children. Methods: We will search PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CENTRAL, and ProQuest (from inception onwards). Additional studies will be identified through manual searching of reference lists. Quantitative studies (e.g., randomized controlled trial, quasi-randomized trials, and cluster randomized trials) evaluating the effect of interventions to promote food and nutrition literacy in elementary school children (5–12 years old) will be included. Main outcomes will be food and nutrition literacy at functional, interactive, and critical levels. Secondary outcomes will be dietary intake indicators (e.g., healthy eating index, DDS) and health outcome measures (e.g., reduction in BMI and less weight gain). Two reviewers will independently screen all citations, full-text articles, and abstract data. Potential conflicts will be resolved through discussion. The study methodological quality (or bias) will be appraised using appropriate tools. If feasible, we will conduct random effects meta-analysis. The quality of the included studies will separately evaluate using the validated Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies, developed by the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP). Data will be extracted by two reviewers from the identified relevant literature. Standard data synthesis and analysis will be used for the review. Discussion: This systematic review will summarize the evidence regarding the components, implementation methods, and effectiveness of the interventions of food and nutrition literacy promotion in elementary school children. The results of this review will provide a useful reference for policymakers and curriculum developers to assess education curricula and develop practical learning and teaching strategies to improve students’ food and nutrition literacy. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO (CRD42019135118)

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Authors
Doustmohammadian, A., Omidvar, N., & Shakibazadeh, E.
Affiliations
  • National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute (IR)
  • Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Corresponding author
Omidvar, Nasrin
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Venue
Systematic Reviews
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-04-22
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
87-87
ISSN
2046-4053 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/s13643-020-01339-0
PMC
PMC7178560
OpenAlex
W3017857349
Cited by
50
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Language
en
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  • Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR.SBMU.NNFTRI.REC.1397.022)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › School Health and Nursing Education
Keywords
food and nutrition literacy, school-based intervention, elementary school students, healthy eating, dietary intake, body mass index, weight gain, nutrition education
MeSH terms
Literacy, Diet, Healthy, Systematic Reviews as Topic, Child, Child, Preschool, Eating, Humans, Nutritional Status, Schools, Meta-Analysis as Topic

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