Martins, EmíliaFernandes, RosinaMendes, FranciscoMagalhães, Cátia2017-01-192017-01-192016http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4042In school age years, an adequate diet is a determining factor for health promotion, preventing diseases associated with poor diet habits, such as obesity, one of the main challenges of public health in the 21st century. In this sense, WHO elects eficient food education (FE) programs, whose success is attributed to changes in the school environment that include curriculum, longterm intervention and educational community engagement.porFood educationChildrenSuccess factorsjournal article