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Schroeder, Lois; Thiele, Victoria F. – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1981
A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) unit was designed to teach renal diet therapy. Utilizing this unit, differences in performance and attitudes between traditionally taught and CAI taught students (N=34), and differences in achievement between students in two nutrition fields were assessed. (DS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Dietetics
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Anderson, Judy V.; Cines, Brenda – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1979
Describes a course on food habits during which students studied and applied the basic principles of behavior modification. (MA)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Eating Habits, Food
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Klingenspor, Barbara – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 2002
Explored the link between development of bulimic eating behavior and suppression of masculine traits in adolescence. German high school students completed a sex role inventory. Among girls, higher risk of developing bulimia appeared to be caused by increasing discrepancies between actual and ideal self-concept on masculine-typed personality…
Descriptors: Bulimia, Eating Habits, Femininity, Foreign Countries
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Clocksin, Brian D.; Watson, Doris L.; Ransdell, Lynda – Quest, 2002
Examines the influence of media use on youth adiposity, dietary habits, and physical activity levels, noting that children and adolescents are increasingly turning to sedentary leisure time activities, which is leading to decreased physical activity levels, increased body mass index, and increased high- energy food intake. Current and future…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education
Walter, Heather J. – Health Education Quarterly, 1989
The classroom-based Know Your Body program focuses on diet, physical activity, and smoking prevention in elementary schools. Longitudinal testing in two New York City schools found significant favorable changes in blood cholesterol, dietary intake of fat and carbohydrates, health knowledge, and reduction in the initiation of smoking. (SK)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Chronic Illness, Eating Habits, Elementary Education
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Birch, Leann L.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Reviews what is known about the factors that influence child's food-acceptance patterns, including children's sensory responsiveness, innate preferences, and ability to learn about food; the consequences of eating; and the effect of child-feeding practices on children's food-acceptance patterns. Suggests that early experience contributes to the…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Child Health, Children
Rogers, B.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
This study found chronic regurgitation in 23 of 220 institutionalized adults with severe mental retardation. A high prevalence of dysphagia and gastroesophageal abnormalities was found, suggesting the importance of full evaluation and treatment prior to a diagnosis of rumination in this population. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Eating Habits, Health Needs
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Felker, Kenneth R.; Stivers, Cathie – Adolescence, 1994
Surveys measured components of family environment and adolescents' risk of developing anorexia nervosa or bulimia. Females displayed a greater risk than males for developing eating disorders. Lower cohesion, expressiveness, independence, and organization in the family implied a higher eating disorder risk, as did greater conflict and control. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Eating Disorders
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Sobal, Jeffery; Marquart, Leonard F. – Adolescence, 1994
Examined supplement use among 742 athletes. Thirty-eight percent used supplements with usage not differing by gender or grade in school. Those wishing to participate in college sports more often consumed supplements. Healthy growth, illness, and sports performance given as reasons for use. Parents, doctors, and coaches influenced usage. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Athletes, Athletics, Dietetics
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Phelps, LeAdelle; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1994
Surveyed secondary school girls in 1984 (n=442), 1989 (n=395), and 1992 (n=367) to assess changes in use of weight reduction/control techniques. Found significant decrease in dieting, fasting, and use of appetite suppressants among high school students. Middle school students reported significant increase in fasting and no change in medication use…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image
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Bailey, Carol A. – Youth and Society, 1991
Family variables derived from the Family Environment Scale are examined using data from 174 college women at a Pacific Northwest university and 2 universities in Houston (Texas) with varying degrees of bulimia. Subjects' self-reports indicate family dysfunctions, but the study illustrates the complexity of the family's role in bulimia. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bulimia, College Students, Eating Habits, Etiology
Satter, Ellyn – Obesity and Health, 1991
Health professionals suggest creating achievable goals in childhood obesity. The article recommends correcting factors that distort normal growth and providing positive eating and exercise management to slow weight gain. Rather than trying for weight loss, children must learn positive lifelong eating and exercise patterns and attitudes toward self…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Child Health, Children, Eating Habits
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Brehm, Bonnie J.; Steffen, John J. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1998
Examined the prevalence of eating-disordered cognitions and behaviors among adolescent obligatory exercisers (those for whom exercise is the central focus of their lives). Surveys of 250 male and female adolescents indicated that obligatory exercisers had more eating-disordered attitudes and traits than did nonobligatory exercisers, sharing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Body Weight, Eating Disorders
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Sciacca, John; Appleton, Tina – Peer Facilitator Quarterly, 1996
Reviews selected literature on involving adolescents in providing health education to their peers, providing examples of programs that have used adolescent peers to reduce health risks related to tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, stress, eating behavior, and AIDS. (SM)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drug Education, Eating Habits, Health Education
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Soliah, LuAnn; Walter, Janelle M.; Erickson, Janelle S. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2000
Examined high school and college students' physical activity levels and affinity for food. Surveys on physical activity, eating frequency, weight status, and psychological affinity for food indicated that many students were discontent with their weight, attempted to avoid food, viewed food as a temptation, and occasionally splurged to produce…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Body Weight, College Students, Eating Habits
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