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. |