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Promoting Water Consumption for Prevention of Overweight in School Children in a Controlled Intervention Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating environmental and behavioral change for Overweight. Completed, enrolled 2,950 participants.
Detailed Summary
A major goal in public health is to find effective, feasible and simple programs for overweight prevention among children. This controlled intervention study evaluates a simple environmental and behavioral modification for its efficacy in preventing overweight of children in the school setting. The intervention strategy focuses solely on the promotion of drinking tap water. The study was conducted in 32 elementary schools including about 3000 children in two German cities over 1 school year.
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Interventions
In intervention schools a water dispenser was installed and children received water bottles as environmental intervention. Children also received a 6-hour-curriculum about the importance of water for the body that were held by the teachers.