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School-Based Nutrition Education Programs and Services for Adolescents
1Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd St., Ste. 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, USA.
Adolescent Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
School-based nutrition education programs and services can offer a systematic and efficient venue for promoting health-enhancing eating behaviors among youth. This article reviews priority nutrition concerns of adolescents; guidelines for healthful eating; and plans of action schools can take to improve nutritional health of students, including an integrated model for comprehensive school-based nutrition education consisting of eight interrelated components.