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    Healthy Eating in Schools
    Evidence-Based Interventions to Help Kids Thrive

    Catherine P. Cook-Cottone (Author), Evelyn Tribole (Author), Tracy Tylka (Author)

    9781433813009

    Hardback, published 15 April 2013

    285 pages
    25.4 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.71 kg

    This helpful book provides ideas on healthy eating for school personnel to implement in their schools. It introduces the amp quot Healthy Student Approach, amp quot which is a holistic way of addressing obesity. Given the poor eating habits of many students, the book helps school personnel guide these young people in making better choices. (Doody's Review Service) School personnel at every level would be wise to read this book in order to create a truly informed and evidence-based program of healthy eating and food awareness. Similarly, the many recommendations found in the book are relevant at elementary, middle and secondary school grades. (New England Psychologist)

    School-based interventions that target obesity in children often have little positive effect and may inadvertently contribute to unhealthy behaviors in the attempt to lose weight.

    This book provides a conceptual model for understanding both obesity and eating disordered behaviors. Specifically, it advocates for body acceptance and intuitive eating-a flexible, healthy eating behavior involving awareness of the body amp rsquo s hunger and satiety cues.

    Within this context, the chapters review evidence-based school interventions in nutrition, self-regulation, exercise, body acceptance, media literacy, and mindfulness. Guidance is also provided for identifying, referring, and supporting students with emerging eating disorders.

    Introduction

    I. Conceptual Framework

    1. Defining Healthy and Intuitive Eating
    2. Why We Eat the Way We Do: The Role of Personal and External Factors

    II. The Healthy Student Approach

    1. Rationale for a Three-Pillar Approach
    2. Pillar I: Intuitive Eating and Nutrition
    3. Pillar II: Healthy Physical Activity
    4. Pillar III: Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Emotional Regulation

    III. School-Based Interventions and Policies

    1. Preventative Intervention: Media Literacy, Body Image, Body Tolerance, and Self-Regulated Eating
    2. Screening, Assessing, and Supporting Students With Eating and Body Image Problems
    3. Federal School Food Policies and Professional Guidelines

    Appendix A: Definitions of Uncommon Disorders of Eating

    Appendix B: Children's Eating Attitudes Test

    Appendix C: Intuitive Eating Scale for Adolescents

    Appendix D: Body Appreciation Scale

    Appendix E: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 (SATAQ-3 Adolescent Version)

    Suggested Resources for School Personnel on Healthy Eating

    References

    Index

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