[Two-year health-education for students: effects on serum lipids].

Abstract

This report concerns the development of total and HDL-cholesterol serum values after a two year health education programme for school children aged 13 or 14 at the beginning. Of altogether 521 pupils who were examined again after two years, 281 had completed an intervention programme with an emphasis on healthy diet, encouragement of non-smoking and physical activity. The others had not taken part in the programme and formed the control group. Concerning cardiovascular risk, the average levels of total and HDL-cholesterol in the serum were generally more favourable after the two year intervention period than in the group uninfluenced by the health education programme.