Estudio bibliométrico de programas e intervenciones sobre educación alimentaria y nutricional en el medio escolar en España

13.9% of children and young people in Spain today are obese, and 26.3% are overweight. It is therefore essential that healthy eating habits be developed early in life. Food and nutrition education, taught as part of health education programmes in schools, plays a fundamental role in instilling this behaviour. Te main goal of this publication was to conduct a bibliometric review in order to analyse the literature on food and nutrition education programmes and interventions in schools in Spain which have been shown to influence health and/or school children’s eating habits. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of the results obtained from a literature search of the databases Medline, Cochrane Library Plus en Espanol, Cuiden, Excelencia clinica, IBECS, Scielo, CSIC (ICYT, ISOC e IME), Lilacs, Cuidatge y Teseo. A study of bibliometric indicators: databases, journals, documents published, languages, authorship, index of collaboration, and degree of obsolescence (Burton and Kebler half-life, and Price index). Results: The search provided a total of 148 citations. The final percentage of relevant articles was 49 (33.11%). The database that provided the highest number of pertinent citations was Medline, accounting 24 (48.98%). 42 of the selected citations (85.71%) corresponded to original articles. The journal with the largest number of papers was Nutricion Hospitalaria (Hospital Nutrition), accounting 11 (22.45%). The Burton and Kebler half-life was 6 years and the Price index was 42.86%. Conclusions: Many academic articles have been published concerning food and nutrition education programmes in schools in Spain, indicating the importance of acquiring healthy eating habits and behaviours in childhood and the interest this subject arouses.