Why did soft drink consumption decrease but screen time not? Mediating mechanisms in a school-based obesity prevention program

Paw, Marijke Jm Chin A; Singh, Amika S; Brug, Johannes; Mechelen, Willem van

doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-41

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Why did soft drink consumption decrease but screen time not? Mediating mechanisms in a school-based obesity prevention program.

Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity • Aug 11, 2008

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Authors:

Marijke Jm Chin A Paw

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Amika S Singh

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Johannes Brug

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to identify the mediating mechanisms of a school-based obesity prevention program (DOiT). METHODS: The DOiT-program was implemented in Dutch prevocational secondary schools and evaluated using a controlled, cluster-randomised trial (September 2003 to May 2004). We examine...

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