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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION IN CHILE
subjects: Food and Nutrition and School Gardening
levels and types of education: Primary education | FAO _
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| The promotion of healthy eating and lifestyles is a priority in Chile’s health and nutrition policy. There has been a rise in levels of overweight and obese people during the last 25 years, which has been attributed to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and a change in eating habits, especially increased consumption of foods rich in fat, sugar and salt and a reduction in vegetables and fruits and other fibre-rich foods.
Healthy eating is essential for children’s proper growth and development. This project aims to orient children, teachers and parents on the importance of healthy eating, focusing on local food habits and priority nutrition issues, through introducing nutrition education in Chilean primary schools. The educational strategy was based on the development of a textbook, a teacher’s guide, five practical guides for students from 3rd to 8th grade and a CD ROM. These materials are a useful kit for teachers in rural areas but also for planners, educators on rural development and managers of agricultural education. | | _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Contact: FAO
Rome,Italy
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153
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