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      <PublisherName>revista-medicina-scolara</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>The Journal of School and University Medicine</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 5 Issue 1</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>January 2018</Season>
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        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleTitle>Evolution of kindergartens` food plan, with and without dietetic intervention</ArticleTitle>
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      <FirstPage>16</FirstPage>
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          <FirstName>Hadmas Roxana</FirstName>
          <LastName>Maria</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Neghirla</FirstName>
          <LastName>Adriana</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Martin Stefan</FirstName>
          <LastName>Adrian</LastName>
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      <Abstract>Accelerated weight gain and the high percentage of children with obesity raise the suspicion of excessive food consumption. &#13;
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THE AIM of the paper is to evaluate the evolution of the food plan in kindergartens with extended schedule for a period of 2 years, following specialized nutritional intervention. &#13;
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MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted over the period 2015-2017. The study included 2 kindergartens, one with a controlled menu. &#13;
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RESULTS: At the beginning of the study, in 2015, the food plan was similar. After the intervention, for dairy products, a gradual evolution from 33.10% to 73.10% was observed. Evolution was statistically significant (p</Abstract>
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      <Keywords>kindergarten, food balance, menu, nutritional intervention, preschoolers</Keywords>
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