Abstract
The article suggests that nutrition education and student empowerment in schools may play significant roles in ensuring that health-enhancing eating behavior is practiced into adulthood. It recommends that nutrition education and food literacy should provide students the knowledge and skills as well as encourage behavior consistent with a healthy diet. The article also concludes that Australian school teachers must be given support to implement nutrition education and cooking skills into their lesson plans.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6-8 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Nutridate |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2011 |