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A cluster randomised controlled trial of a sugar-sweetened beverage intervention in secondary schools: Pilot study protocol
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posted on 2023-02-15, 00:02 authored by JY Ooi, R Sutherland, N Nathan, Serene YoongSerene Yoong, L Janssen, J Wrigley, L WolfendenBackground: Due to the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, reducing childhood overweight and obesity rates is a public-health priority. A significant source of excess sugar and energy in children’s diets comes from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), with adolescents having the highest intake of all age groups. However, existing interventions targeting SSB intake in adolescents have multiple limitations. Schools have proven to be an appropriate setting for improving student health. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of a school-based SSB intervention in reducing daily SSB consumption and daily percentage energy from SSBs of secondary-school students. Methods: A pilot study (switchURsip) was designed based on the Health Promoting Schools framework components. A convenience sample of schools in New South Wales, Australia will be used to recruit six schools (three intervention; three control). The study incorporates strategies that focus on factors associated with SSB intake in adolescents. These strategies include: lesson plans on SSB; communication with students and parents; school challenge to build peer support; and school nutrition environment modifications. Support strategies to facilitate implementation are executive leadership and school committees, auditing and feedback, providing resources, staff professional learning and communication and marketing. Conclusion: The high intake of SSB in adolescents has been consistently linked to having overweight and obesity, hence, interventions in this area should be prioritised. This pilot study intends to address identified evidence gaps by piloting the first intervention in Australia of its kind to reduce SSB intake in adolescents.
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Nutrition and HealthVolume
24Pagination
217-229Location
EnglandPublisher DOI
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0260-1060eISSN
2047-945XLanguage
enPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
4Publisher
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Adolescent healthchildhood obesitynutritionschoolssugar-sweetened beveragesNutritionClinical ResearchPediatricObesityClinical Trials and Supportive ActivitiesPrevention3 Prevention of disease and conditions, and promotion of well-being3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeingStrokeCardiovascularOral and gastrointestinalMetabolic and endocrineCancer
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