Overweight and obesity, disordered eating.
Conditions
Interventions
In the intervention group, the EPaL intervention which consisted three main components of healthy lifestyles, which were healthy eating, positive body image and active lifestyle, and was included in e
Sponsors
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Schools which were coeducational, multiracial, non-residential and non-religious. 2) Subjects were studied in Form 1 and Form 2 (aged 13 and 14 years, respectively) and have consent from parents.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Schools which were racial-based, residential and religious. 2) Subjects were not studied in Form 1 and Form 2 (aged other than 13 and 14 years) and have no consent from parents.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Changes in BMI-for-age. 2) Changes in the level of knowledge, attitude and practice towards nutrition and eating, physical activity and body image. 3) Changes in disordered eating behaviour (binge eating, restraint eating and bulimic symptom). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Changes in energy intake, energy expenditure and energy balance. 2) Changes in the level of physical activity.3) Changes in the body image. | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Public ContactChin Yit Siew
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Outcome results
None listed