1.Fruit and vegetable intake among overweight and obese school children: A cluster randomised control trial
Rusidah Selamat ; Junidah Raib ; Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz ; Norlida Zulkafly ; Ainan Nasrina Ismail ; W Nurul Ashikin W Mohamad ; Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin ; Fuziah Md Zain ; Zahari Ishak ; Abqariyah Yahya ; Abdul Halim Mokhtar
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition 2021;27(No.1):67-79
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Introduction: Adequate daily intake of fruits and vegetables is crucial for the 
prevention of chronic diseases. This study aimed to determine the effects of My 
Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school) with nutrition education 
intervention (NEI) on the stages of change for fruit and vegetable intake among 
overweight and obese secondary school children based on the trans-theoretical 
model (TTM). Methods: This was a cluster randomised controlled trial involving 15 
out of 415 eligible government secondary schools in central Peninsular Malaysia, 
which were randomly assigned into intervention (six schools; 579 school children) 
and control (nine schools; 462 school children). The intervention group was given 
NEI for 24 weeks, while the control group followed the existing school programme 
by the Ministry of Education. Results: There was no significant difference between 
the intervention and control groups for the stages of change, with majority at the 
maintenance stage after six months (intervention: 34.9%; control: 39.0%). The 
within group analysis showed a significant reduction after six months for those 
at the action stage (action and maintenance stage) from 68.0% to 60.4% in the 
intervention group and from 71.4% to 65.6% in the control group. However, there 
was a significant increase among those with adequate fruit and vegetable intake in 
the intervention group and no significant increase in the control group. Conclusion:
MyBFF@school with NEI based on TTM provided acceptable changes in fruit and 
vegetable intake among overweight and obese secondary school children. 
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
            

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