The beneficial effects of an educational intervention to improve dietary behaviour, increase physical activity, and control weight in preschoolers in Usaquén, Columbia, have lasted for ≥36 months. The significant increases in mean knowledge, attitudes, and habit scores observed in 1,216 children were also associated with increases in knowledge and attitude scores in the 928 parents in the study.
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A little education goes a long way. Nat Rev Cardiol 11, 5 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2013.194
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2013.194