Cafeteria Based Nutrition Education Intervention May Positively Influence Nutrition Attitudes and Knowledge of Adolescent Females

Cafeteria Based Nutrition Education Intervention May Positively Influence Nutrition Attitudes and Knowledge of Adolescent Females PDF Author: Susan J. Smith
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Category : Nutrition counseling
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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A high school cafeteria based nutrition education program aimed at passively positively altering attitudes and knowledge of adolescent girls was developed, implemented and evaluated. A pre-experimental pre- and post-test design was used. Subjects were pre-tested, exposed to nutrition intervention in the cafeteria consisting of signs, contests and nutrient analysis, and post-tested two weeks later. Because this was a pilot study, no control group was used. A nutrition knowledge test and attitude assessment test using a Likert-type scale were used to collect data. Results did not disprove the null hypothesis and no positive increase was noted in either attitude or knowledge.