Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review
Research and public policy interest regarding Sustainable Healthy Diets (SHDs) have increased during the last decades, as nutrition recommendations and diet practices should align with growing environmental concerns. SHDs encompass sociocultural, economic and environmental components of nutrition an...
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| description | Research and public policy interest regarding Sustainable Healthy Diets (SHDs) have increased during the last decades, as nutrition recommendations and diet practices should align with growing environmental concerns. SHDs encompass sociocultural, economic and environmental components of nutrition and health and raising awareness across all these dimensions, as well as providing relevant education, especially to young children, is important for adopting SHD practices. Primary school students (5–12 years old) are often the target population for interventions, as they are considered agents of change for educating the community. The objective of this systematic review is to map the SHD indicators addressed by such interventions in order to identify gaps and opportunities for future interventions in this population. Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science were searched for available publications, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA 2020) methodology. After screening for eligibility, thirteen intervention studies were included and reviewed. Results showed that indicator definitions and measuring methods were not harmonized across research efforts. Implemented SHD interventions address predominantly food waste and diet quality, while social and economic indicators are underrepresented. The standardization of SHD, focusing on measurable harmonized indicators, should be a priority for policy actors in order to enable impactful research efforts. Future interventions should incorporate clear SHD indicators to raise awareness and consider the application of composite tools or indexes to evaluate outcomes and maximize impact in the community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b66333e5d59c4c4890bd86ad9c15c6bc2023-11-18T08:20:24ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-05-011511246010.3390/nu15112460Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic ReviewElena Patra0Anna Kokkinopoulou1Ioannis Pagkalos2Nutrition Information Systems Laboratory (NISLAB), Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceNutrition Information Systems Laboratory (NISLAB), Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceNutrition Information Systems Laboratory (NISLAB), Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceResearch and public policy interest regarding Sustainable Healthy Diets (SHDs) have increased during the last decades, as nutrition recommendations and diet practices should align with growing environmental concerns. SHDs encompass sociocultural, economic and environmental components of nutrition and health and raising awareness across all these dimensions, as well as providing relevant education, especially to young children, is important for adopting SHD practices. Primary school students (5–12 years old) are often the target population for interventions, as they are considered agents of change for educating the community. The objective of this systematic review is to map the SHD indicators addressed by such interventions in order to identify gaps and opportunities for future interventions in this population. Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science were searched for available publications, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA 2020) methodology. After screening for eligibility, thirteen intervention studies were included and reviewed. Results showed that indicator definitions and measuring methods were not harmonized across research efforts. Implemented SHD interventions address predominantly food waste and diet quality, while social and economic indicators are underrepresented. The standardization of SHD, focusing on measurable harmonized indicators, should be a priority for policy actors in order to enable impactful research efforts. Future interventions should incorporate clear SHD indicators to raise awareness and consider the application of composite tools or indexes to evaluate outcomes and maximize impact in the community.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/11/2460sustainable healthy dietssustainable nutritionsustainable food systemsprimary schoolsinterventionsustainable diet indicators |
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| title | Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Focus of Sustainable Healthy Diets Interventions in Primary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | focus of sustainable healthy diets interventions in primary school aged children a systematic review |
| topic | sustainable healthy diets sustainable nutrition sustainable food systems primary schools intervention sustainable diet indicators |
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