Acronym
ToyBox
Code
41B00110
Duration
01 March 2010 → 30 April 2014
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Social psychology
- Education curriculum
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Medical and health sciences
- Public health care
- Public health sciences
- Public health services
Keywords
intervention
prevalence
physical activity
obesity
nutrition
overweight
sedentary behaviour
preschoolers
Project description
The European ToyBox-project aims to prevent overweight and obesity in preschool children between 4 and 6 years old. An intervention will be executed in 6 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Poland and Spain), during the school year 2012-2013. The intervention has four target behaviours: increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviour, more water and less sugar-sweetened beverages and healthy snacks.