STUDY ON SIX YEARS NUTRITION INTERVENTION IN A BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL / 营养学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: For cultivation of reasonable nutrition and eating habits in the new generation of singleton children in China, this nutrition intervention study was taken in a boarding primary school for 10 years to observe the outcome of their growth and development, and to find the possibility of the reasonable diet mode suitable for them. Method: This study started from 1993, and the whole diet and foods of the primary school children were designed and measured all the time when they were in school. This report was taken from 161 primary school pupils aged from 7 to 12, mostly being singleton in their family, as a sample through whole six years from Class one to six when they graduated from the school. Their growth and general health situation including body height and weight, and hemoglobin were measured and evaluated every year. Results and Conclusion: The outcome seemed positive. It suggested that the “Chinese Food Guideline” was acceptable and suitable for southern Chinese children, and the results were discussed.