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    Efficacy of an educational intervention on knowledge about healthy eating and physical activity in primary school students
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 1905-07-09) Fernández Paredes, Silvia Milagros; Huiza Guardia, Gladys Asunta; Krederdt Araujo, Sherin Luz
    Objective: Determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention on knowledge about healthy eating and physical activity in primary school students. Material and methods: The Systematic Review [SR] with an observational and retrospective research design that synthesizes the results of 18 indexed scientific articles to answer the problem question of the present study. The algorithms and Boolean operators used were: primary level schoolchildren AND children, healthy eating OR nutrition, physical activity OR physical education, program OR intervention OR education. Results: Of the 18 scientific articles reviewed, 55% were from Spanish journals and the remaining 45% were from American journals (Chile, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba). The country with the highest number of scientific articles on our continent is Mexico with 4 articles (22%). According to the design and type of study, 61% had a quasi-experimental design (n=11/18), only 11% were experimental, with approximately one-fifth (22%) of the studies being cross-sectional (n=4/18). 18).Conclusion: Among the most relevant findings, the educational intervention program on healthy eating and physical activity for primary school students is effective in increasing knowledge of healthy eating and physical activity, however, there is insufficient evidence. to show that they decrease overweight in primary school students.