Nutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Randomisation: The schools in England were stratified to tertiles according to the percentage of pupils in the school eligible for free school meals, and quintiles according to the key stage 2 Standar
Sponsors
Food Standards Agency (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All primary schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were eligible for inclusion in the study, All children in Year 4 (8 to 9 years old) of participating schools who bring in a packed lunch were eligible for inclusion in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Primary schools involved in another healthy eating study (the evaluation of the National School Fruit Scheme).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Nutritional and food based measurements indicating improvements in the contents of lunch boxes 2. Levels of macronutrients: 2.1. Fat 2.2. Sugar 2.3. Energy 2.4. Protein 2.5. Sodium 3. Food types (e.g. sandwiches, savoury snacks, confectionery, dairy) The outcomes above will be assessed by the following: 1. A questionnaire in June 2006 (baseline) and an identical follow up questionnaire repeated in June 2007 2. All food in the lunch box was weighed before and after lunch to measure the amount of food consumed and left over | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Micronutrients (e.g. iron, zinc, vitamin A) assessed by: 1. Weighing each food item in the lunch box before and after lunch to measure the amount of food consumed and left over, as for primary outcome measures 2. Questionnaire in June 2006 (baseline) and an identical follow up questionnaire repeated in June 2007, as for primary outcome measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed