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Saha, Sanjoy; Dawson, John; Murimi, Mary; Dodd, Sara; Oldewage-Theron, Wilna – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: To increase nutrition knowledge, fruit and vegetable preference, eating and cooking self-efficacy among 3rd- to 5th-grade students after a 6-week school-based nutrition education intervention. Design: Quasi-experimental pre-post design. Setting: Title I elementary schools, South Plains, West Texas. Method: A nutrition education…
Descriptors: Food, Nutrition Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Health Promotion
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Timmerman, Gayle M.; Brown, Adama – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a "Mindful Restaurant Eating" intervention on weight management. Design: Randomized control trial. Setting: Greater metropolitan area of Austin, Texas. Participants: Women (n = 35) 40-59 years old who eat out at least 3 times per week. Intervention: The intervention, using 6 weekly 2-hour, small group…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Intervention, Health Promotion, Females
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Sailors, Mary H.; Jackson, Andrew S.; McFarlin, Brian K.; Turpin, Ian; Ellis, Kenneth J.; Foreyt, John P.; Hoelscher, Deanna M.; Bray, Molly S. – Journal of American College Health, 2010
Objective: The Training Interventions and Genetics of Exercise Response (TIGER) study is an exercise program designed to introduce sedentary college students to regular physical activity and to identify genetic factors that influence response to exercise. Participants: A multiracial/ethnic cohort (N = 1,567; 39% male), age 18 to 35 years,…
Descriptors: Metabolism, College Students, Obesity, Exercise
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Tyler, Diane O. – Journal of School Nursing, 2004
This study assessed actual and perceived health status of overweight Mexican American clients at a central Texas school-based health center in a predominately Hispanic school district. It also explored the participants' interest in making lifestyle changes to promote a healthy weight. A medical records review indicated that of the Hispanic…
Descriptors: Obesity, Body Composition, Mexican Americans, Prevention