Objective: College is characterized by transition, students shifting from dependence to independence in numerous roles/responsibilities. Deficiencies in food/nutrition aptitudes and dietary intake exist, evidenced by declining physical well-being and poor eating patterns/practices within the population. Studies examining interventions to improve…

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the impact of a novel multicomponent nutrition education program (United for Healthier Kids; U4HK) on the diet consumed during school lunch among preschool children. Methods: The program comprised four tools: hero plates, hero content, hero menus, and hero books and stickers. The program was implemented for 16…

Background: Educational video is a productive means to advocate lifestyle modifications such as changes in the dietary routine. This study assesses the understandability, actionability and suitability of newly developed educational videos aimed at encouraging dietary adjustments among hypertension patients. Method: In all, 183 participants were…

Objective To assess female collegiate cross-country runners' perspectives regarding sport-related health and the factors impacting eating behaviors. Participants/methods The Runner's Health Choices Questionnaire, a previously validated survey, was electronically distributed to female collegiate cross-country runners. Quantitative descriptive…

Reading nutrition facts labels is a competency for which training is given in several nutrition education programs, especially in obesity outreach workshops. The Top Trumps-style card game is commonly used in obesity prevention educational programs to engage participants in reading nutrition facts labels; however, the success of TV cooking shows…

The quality of meal-oriented support for people with intellectual disabilities is important for their health. The aim of the present study was to explore the experiences of meal-oriented support and diet counselling for adults with intellectual disabilities living in supported housing, from the perspective of housing staff and mothers. Five focus…

Patients report that adhering to diet is the most challenging aspect of diabetes management. Provision of diet education is often delegated to health care providers, despite a lack of nutrition education and training and limited awareness of environmental and cultural challenges faced by patients. Aim: We examined perceived barriers to diet…

Malnutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescents and is now considered to be one of the largest risk factors responsible for the global burden of disease, along with poor diet. This review assesses the impact of preventive nutrition interventions (including nutrition education and counselling;…

Nutrition insecurity, reflected by poor nutrition, limited physical activity, unsafe food practices, and food insecurity, is a significant national health concern. Poor health disproportionately affects minority and low-income populations. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is the nation's first nutrition education program…

This qualitative study evaluated the use of guided reading questions (GRQ) as a scaffolding technique in a flipped classroom among graduate dietetic interns to assess how their experience with a flipped classroom differed compared to previous cohorts without GRQ. Graduate Dietetic Interns (n=10) enrolled in a flipped graduate-level metabolism…

Drawing upon feminist poststructural policy analysis, this study revealed dominant discourses of professionalism and the marketplace, working in tandem with a discourse of affirmation, to produce images of a regulated and vulnerable dietetics profession(al) who is striving to create and maintain perceptions of competence and expertise within a…

Extension professionals often communicate program outcomes to external stakeholders using impact statements. We developed and evaluated four impact statements for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). We drafted the statements after conducting literature reviews for core content areas of EFNEP that include diet quality, food…

Objective: To evaluate the effects of a nutrition education programme conducted during health education lessons on students' adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and their body mass index (BMI). Design: Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test research design: two study conditions (intervention and control groups). Setting: Two urban schools, the…

This study examined the contribution of metacognitive guidance to the development of drinking-related nutritional literacy(DNL). Metacognitive awareness promotes meaningful learning. Active involvement of students in metacognitive activities develops deep conceptual understanding. Childhood food and beverage consumption affects growth and can be a…

This study focuses on an educational proposal on nutrition within the framework of a context-based approach to science teaching. The intervention was conducted with 100 students between the ages of 9 and 15 in the City of Buenos Aires with the intention of developing their ability to identify checkable and non-checkable claims. Even when it has…