The application of edutainment and gamification resources as complementary methodologies allows to reinforce and facilitate the internalization of learning, although there are hardly any studies that relate its use to the organizational culture of educational establishments. This research aims to assess the effectiveness of the…

The Power of Produce (PoP) Club is a farmers' market incentive program for children aged 5-12. The purpose of the summative evaluation described in this article was to determine the impact of the PoP Club on improving family and child behavior at a Minnesota farmers' market as well as child fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption. Results from a…

Primary schools are identified as being in a primary position to offer nutrition education. Moreover, primary schools can offer an environment which is conducive to the promotion of healthy eating while influencing eating behaviours of children to benefit their health, well-being and academic development and performance. School canteens are one…

Treatment in which only solid foods were presented and attempts to avoid the food or oral manipulation were not attended to resulted in greater acceptance of solid food by severely handicapped children (3-12 years old) than a contrast method that gradually increased food textures and withdrew avoided oral manipulation. (CL)

Children (grades 3-5) were given the Matching Familiar Figures (MFF) test, rated on the Behavioral Rating Scale of Self Control, and observed while eating. Behavioral ratings were related to one aspect of obese eating style, with impulsive children exhibiting fewer interruptive behaviors while eating. MFF results did not correlate with eating…

Concern with the high cancer rate in a Colorado town led to a nutrition education program for grades K-6, emphasizing five servings of fruit/vegetables per day. Workshops for parents on nutrition and cancer were also held. Of 193 children, 158 in the treatment group increased consumption by one-half serving per day; there was no change for 35…

Examines formative, process, and intermediate outcome results of a school-based project linked to the National 5 A Day for Better Health campaign to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Three elementary schools conducted the local campaign. Activity logs, redeemed coupons, and focus groups indicated that the project was implemented as planned…

Compared the effectiveness of diet with diet-plus-life-style exercise in overweight families (N=53). Results indicated that the addition of exercise to a diet improves the amount of relative weight change at six months and one year in adults. No treatment differences were found for children after one year. (LLL)

Significant sex differences indicated that boys generally ate more than girls and held more internal locus of control expectancies. However, obese and normal-weighted children were not differentiated by their performance on either food-related measures nor by their locus of control expectancies. (Author/MP)

Two studies examined how availability and accessibility of fruits and vegetables (F&V) affected elementary students' F&V consumption. Surveys of parents and children, food consumption records, and examination of foods served at several schools indicated that children's F&V consumption was related to home and school availability and…

Clinically examined and interviewed 847 elementary students (ages six to 19 years) to determine their nutritional status and acceptance of school food. Findings indicated high prevalence of protein energy malnutrition and high rates of students coming to school with no food, nonacceptance of the school lunch, and strong preference for salty food.…

A nutrition education curriculum, which emphasized the importance of a low-salt, low-fat, and increased complex carbohydrate diet for cardiovascular health, was pilot tested on third and fourth graders. At posttest, participating students reported significant, positive eating pattern changes while students in the control group did not. (Author/MT)

Examines dietary patterns since the turn of the century. Nutritional surveys showed that only 60 percent of the people studied were getting the minimum daily requirement of the known essential nutrients. Instead of demonstrating the relationship between diet and disease, individuals can increase their intake of whole grains, beans, and fresh…

Long-term outcomes of a school-based program (2,250 third-graders in 31 schools) were compared with an equivalent home-based program (1,000 families) involving parents. Students in the home-based program reported more behavior change in the reduction of fat and increase of carbohydrates in their diet. (SK)

This cross-sectional study determined which anthropometric, dietary, and physical fitness variables were the best predictors of blood pressure in 323 white elementary school children. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)