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. 2019 Sep 15;11(9):2227. doi: 10.3390/nu11092227

Table 4.

Description of nutrition education per session.

Session Nutrition Education Topics
Session 1 Adverse consequences of obesity, importance of healthy nutrition and body composition on health, and positive effects of changes in nutrition.
Session 2 Maintenance of a healthy nutrition based on the Harvard Plate model: increasing consumption of healthy food (vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, extra virgin olive oil, fish and shellfish, white meat, eggs and herbs) and decreasing consumption of unhealthy food (ultra-processed foods, excessive salt consumption, processed meats, red meat, alcohol, and high-calorie foods and beverages).
Session 3 Food myths and health risks of miracle diets.
Session 4 Strategies to improve satiety and decrease appetite: Decreasing dishes dietary energy density, choosing food with low dietary energy density, managing dietary fat intake, including enough fibre and protein, limiting sugar and ultra-processed foods, choosing water and low-calorie beverages, and managing portion sizes.
Session 5 Healthy breakfast and snacks: Avoiding unhealthy breakfasts and snacks and making them healthier.
Session 6 Healthy cooking, food purchase and choices when eating out.
Session 7 How to read nutritional labels of food and distinguish between healthy and unhealthy food.
Session 8 Nutritional strategies to improve sleep quality.