Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Exercise Physiology Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran
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Motor Behavior Department, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran
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PhD Candidate of exercise physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran
Abstract
Background and Objectives: The prevalence of obesity and overweight among children and adolescents is increasing all over the world, which is considered a danger for the health of the society. Due to the change in lifestyle, and the development and wide application of technology in daily life, it is necessary to plan and implement intervention programs to improve lifestyle, modify nutritional pattern and increase physical activity. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the effectiveness of intervention based on changing behavioral habits, controlling nutrition and increasing sports activities of Iranian male and female students in four selected provinces including: Ardabil and Hormozgan for girls and Mazandaran and Qazvin for boys
Methods: Initial assessment of height and weight of male and female students was done in October and body mass index was calculated. The students of three levels of education, including the second primary period, the first secondary period and the second secondary period, and from each level in five selected schools in each of the centers of the selected provinces, were evaluated by cluster sampling. After the preliminary study and the design of the implementation stages, by holding training workshops for project implementers in four provinces, a total of 19,281 students were tested in the first stage, and 4,176 students were diagnosed as overweight or obese and participated in the intervention. The intervention included training for students and their parents to change their lifestyle and increase the activity of students and control their nutrition.
Findings: The percentage of changes observed in the body mass index of students is as follows: it has been accompanied by a decrease in all ages, with the description that the observed difference is not significant only in the two age groups of 10 and 18 years and it is significant in the rest of the ages. Intervention measures related to changing behavioral habits, controlling nutrition and increasing students' sports activities in a period of three months have caused a decrease of 1 to 2 units of BMI in all age groups of students.
Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of intervention in the issue of obesity in childhood and adolescence, it is suggested that the Ministry of Education and other institutions related to children, including the family and... put in their agenda. It is also suggested that, in addition to intervention programs aimed at weight control, preventive programs should also be considered.
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