TY - JOUR T1 - A school based programme to reduce carbonated drink consumption reduced obesity in children JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 105 LP - 105 DO - 10.1136/ebn.7.4.105 VL - 7 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/7/4/105.abstract N2 - James J, Thomas P, Cavan D, et al. Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2004;328:1237–41.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Q Does a school based educational programme aimed at reducing consumption of carbonated drinks prevent excessive weight gain in children? Design:cluster randomised controlled trial.Allocation:unclear allocation concealment.Blinding:unblinded.Follow up period:1 year.Setting:6 junior schools in the UK.Participants:644 children 7–11 years of age (mean age 9 y, 50% boys) in 29 classes. Each class formed a cluster.Intervention:school based educational programme (intervention) (15 clusters, n = 325) or no intervention (14 clusters, n = 319). The intervention comprised four 1 hour sessions (1 each term) that … ER -