Experiential healthy meal preparation: A randomized-controlled trial to improve food group consumption and weight status among children

• Published in: Human nutrition & metabolism Vol. 28; p. 200151
• Main Authors: Ng, Choon Ming, Kaur, Satvinder, Koo, Hui Chin, Mukhtar, Firdaus, Yim, Hip Seng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.06.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Children; Cooking; Food consumption; Malaysia; Nutrition education; Weight status; Malaysia; Cooking; Weight status; Children; Nutrition education; Food consumption

Unhealthy eating practices and the continual rise in childhood obesity calls for an effective strategy to promote healthy eating among school-aged children. The study objective was to determine the change in children's food group consumption and weight status (BMI-for-age z-score, body fat perc...