Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Third-Grade Students in Body Quest: Food of the Warrior, a 17-Class Childhood Obesity Prevention Program.

Auteur(s) :
Struempler BJ., Parmer SM., Mastropietro LM., Arsiwalla D., Bubb RR.
Date :
Avr, 2014
Source(s) :
Journal of nutrition education and behavior. #46:4 p286-292
Adresse :
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education, Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Electronic address: [email protected]

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OBJECTIVE
To increase fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption of youth in Body Quest: Food of the Warrior (BQ), a childhood obesity prevention program.

DESIGN
Quasi-experimental.

SETTING
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education eligible schools (n = 60).

PARTICIPANTS
Third-grade students (n = 2,477).

INTERVENTION
Treatment groups (n = 1,674) self-reported foods consumed through the School Lunch Program for 17 weekly assessments; they participated in BQ curriculum, iPad app education, and weekly FV tastings. Control groups (n = 803) completed only pre- and post-assessments.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE
Weekly FV consumed through School Lunch Program.

ANALYSIS
ANCOVA and growth modeling.

RESULTS
From before to after the program, the treatment group demonstrated significant, moderate increases in fruit (P < .01) and vegetable (P < .001) consumptions, increasing from 7 to 8 weekly FV servings. After the program, the treatment group consumed significantly (P < .001) more FV than the control group. Fruit and vegetable consumption increased to class 10 and then stabilized. From before to after the program, all FV predictors were significantly higher and included gender (vegetables), race (FV), and free/reduced lunch (fruit).

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Nutrition programs can increase FV intake. Even moderate increases in FV intake can be an initial step for the prevention of chronic disease.

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