{"id":4279,"date":"2013-02-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-journals.internal\/?p=4279"},"modified":"2013-02-26T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:02:23","slug":"active-lessons-comparing-two-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/blog\/2013\/02\/26\/active-lessons-comparing-two-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Lessons: Comparing two approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Integrating Exercise into a curriculum can modify unhealthy eating behaviour and reduce sedentary lifestyle in school Children<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a study published in Public Health Nutrition<\/em>, researchers from the Minas Gerais State Secretariat for Health \u2013 Brazil demonstrated the effectiveness of a Brazilian version of the American program \u2018TAKE 10!\u00ae\u2019 to promote willingness in 6-12 year old schoolchildren to engage in healthy lifestyle related to eating habits and physical activity behaviours. They compared the Brazilian version, called \u2018TIRE 10!\u2019 with \u2018Agita Galera\u2019, a program designed with the same purpose and recommended by the WHO for developing countries and Brazilian Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

Overweight and obesity has dramatically increased all over the world, including Brazil. The increase in childhood excess body weight has been attributed to behavioural factors that cause a long-term imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. Therefore, behavioural problems require behavioural solutions and excess body weight prevention through targeted behavioural change has become a public health priority.<\/p>\n

The study\u2019s goal was to determine the impact the two programs had on a group of 2,038 children after one school-year period.<\/p>\n

The TAKE 10! \u00ae program was designed to reduce sedentary behaviour during the school day by enabling teachers to deliver classroom-based physical activity and health promotion content. It integrates grade-specific academic learning objectives in mathematics, science, social studies (history and geography) and language arts with age-appropriate physical activity, nutrition and health content. TAKE 10! was modified to reflect Brazilian education standards, content requirements, culture and language.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgita Galera\u201d Program (Shake it up Kids) encourages children to participate in sports, walking, running, cycling, skating, and other moderate to vigorous activities for at least 30 minutes per day, continuously or in intervals, on most days of the week. It also incorporates strategies from the \u201cFive-a-Day\u201d program to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.<\/p>\n

Children from TIRE 10! \u00ae intervention group were 79% and 78% more likely to reduce fatty food consumption and increase Fruit and Vegetable consumption respectively. \u2018Tire10\u2019 children were also 67%, 75% AND and 2.0 times more likely to increase physical activity and reduce TV\/DVD and games\/computers screen time respectively, when compared to children from \u201cAgita Galera\u201d active control group.<\/p>\n

The \u2018TIRE 10!\u2019 intervention programme was therefore highly effective in moving children closer to modifying their eating habits, PA and time spent in sedentary pursuits. Therefore, it promotes healthy behavioural changes and has great potential for reducing the incidence and prevalence of excess body weight in children and its future co-morbidities.<\/p>\n

This paper is freely available for a limited period via the following link:
\nhttp:\/\/journals.cambridge.org\/phn\/take10<\/a><\/p>\n

Contacts<\/p>\n

To learn more about this study, please contact:
\nRobespierre Costa Ribeiro MD, PhD
\nRua Santa Helena 75. CEP: 30220240. Belo Horizonte. Minas Gerais. Brazil.
\nTel: +55 31 9992-7700
\nE-mail: dr.robespierre@gmail.com<\/p>\n

To learn more about TAKE 10! Program, please access:
\nwww.take10.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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