Nutritional Knowledge, Practice, and Dietary Habits among school Children and Adolescents.

Background: Although nutritional status of children and adolescents is of great concern various interventions and modifications aiming at promotion of healthy eating behaviors have limited impact due to insufficient understanding of dietary habits between different age groups and genders. The aim of this study in not only evaluation of nutritional knowledge, practice, and dietary habits of primary school and junior high school students in Isfahan province, but also this research explore crucial differences regarding gender and living area of the above-mentioned population in Iran.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 4700 primary school and junior high school pupils in Isfahan province.