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Table 1 Guidelines used during counselling sessions regarding the four target behaviours for children aged 5 years.

From: 'Be active, eat right', evaluation of an overweight prevention protocol among 5-year-old children: design of a cluster randomised controlled trial

Behaviour

Guideline

Being physical active

- At least 1 hour each day

 

- Moderate intensity (outdoor playing, walking, cycling or doing sport)

Having breakfast

- Daily

 

- In the family setting

Drinking sweet beverages

- Not more than 2 glasses per day (of soft drinks, fruit juices, sports/energy drinks,

sweetened milk/yoghurt drinks or tea with sugar)

Watching television/playing computer games

- Not more than 2 hours per day (watching television and playing computer games combined)