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August 1, 2025International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)

Effectiveness of school-based nutrition education on obesity and nutritional status of adolescent girls: a scoping review

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SISehar IqbalSZSadia ZafarHSHassan Bin Usman Shah

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Overview

Scoping review evaluates school-based nutrition education's impact on obesity and nutritional status in adolescent girls, suggesting significant benefits in dietary behaviors.

Key Points

  • School-based nutrition education significantly improves adolescents' dietary behaviors, leading to reduced obesity rates.
  • The review included 11 studies with data from 3957 adolescent girls, reflecting a broad assessment of nutritional education effectiveness.
  • Four studies reported no significant impact on nutritional status, indicating variability in program outcomes.
  • Implementing effective nutrition education requires professional teacher training and integrating curriculum strategies for better health promotion.

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Iqbal et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0c6be6551bb0af8cfe01https://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v14i3.26131
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