Introduction: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Viva Mejor" program in improving knowledge, attitudes and practices on healthy eating and physical exercise. Methods: Experimental study of intervention with a duration of three months, in which participated 38 officials of the Adventist Organization in Peru (Union Peruana del Sur), held in the district of Miraflores Lima Peru. The program developed practical theoretical workshops for both healthy eating and physical exercise, motivated healthy eating through the model "healthy dish" that promotes the daily consumption of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes and proteins of vegetable origin, they were also motivated to perform daily physical exercise under the supervision of an instructor. Results: The results on healthy eating showed that the knowledge of the participants increased by 18.4%, ...

Introduction: High rates in anthropometric parameters such as excess weight, body fat, visceral fat, hypertension generate serious problems that affect the health of the general population. Objective: To identify the effects produced by the intervention program "integral diet and physical exercise" on anthropometric parameters and blood pressure in a community in Salvador de Bahia. Methodology: Experimental intervention study lasting 40 days in which 31 adults participated, carried out in a neighborhood of the municipality of Salvador (Bahia), Brazil. The study consisted of administering a comprehensive diet based on whole grains, oilseeds, legumes, fruits, vegetables and total abstinence from foods of animal origin, refined, industrialized flours, sugar, following the "Healthy Plate" and Physical Exercise model. Results: The participants who followed the program...

Introduction: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the "Viva Mejor" program in improving knowledge, attitudes and practices on healthy eating and physical exercise. Methods: Experimental study of intervention with a duration of three months, in which participated 38 officials of the Adventist Organization in Peru (Union Peruana del Sur), held in the district of Miraflores Lima Peru. The program developed practical theoretical workshops for both healthy eating and physical exercise, motivated healthy eating through the model "healthy dish" that promotes the daily consumption of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes and proteins of vegetable origin, they were also motivated to perform daily physical exercise under the supervision of an instructor. Results: The results on healthy eating showed that the knowledge of the participants increased by 18.4%, ...