scholarly journals School-based promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption in multiculturally diverse, urban schools

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Blom-Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Urban Schools ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
School Based ◽  
Multiculturally Diverse

Are parents eating their greens? Fruit and vegetable consumption during a school intervention

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Aschemann-Witzel ◽  
Tino Bech-Larsen ◽  
Alice Grønhøj
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
School Intervention ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
School Based

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to study the extent of change in parents' fruit and vegetable consumption during a period when their children participate in a school-based healthy eating intervention. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 256 12-year-old Danish schoolchildren took part in a text-message feedback intervention promoting fruit and vegetable consumption. One parent of each child filled out self-administered questionnaires at three points during the 40-week study period. In the questionnaire, stated consumption, perceived influence factors on their consumption and self-efficacy and self-regulation were measured. Findings – Only half of the parents stated that they met the “five a day” target. These parents reported good availability of fruit and vegetables in their household, high consumption among their friends and frequent exercise and they were characterised by high self-efficacy levels. Stated consumption increased during the period of the intervention targeted at their children. Parents that reported an increase had, at the start of the intervention, reported low levels of consumption, lack of encouragement to eat healthy at their workplace and lower autonomous self-regulation. Research limitations/implications – The consumption data is limited to self-report. Practical implications – The results indicate that parents can be influenced indirectly by school-based interventions targeted at their children. Future interventions should include the family with the intent to support positive interaction that might further promote and sustain healthy eating habits. Originality/value – The study considers the possible effects school interventions targeting children may have on the immediate family, an aspect generally overlooked in school-based health initiatives.

scholarly journals Active for Life Year 5: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a primary school-based intervention to increase levels of physical activity, decrease sedentary behaviour and improve diet

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie A Lawlor ◽  
Ruth R Kipping ◽  
Emma L Anderson ◽  
Laura D Howe ◽  
Catherine R Chittleborough ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Energy Drinks ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
School Based ◽  
Screen Viewing

BackgroundPrevious studies of the effect of school-based interventions to improve healthy behaviours have had important limitations.ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of a school-based intervention to increase physical activity, reduce sedentary behaviour and increase fruit and vegetable consumption.DesignCluster randomised controlled trial.SettingSixty English primary schools.ParticipantsChildren in year 4 (aged 8–9 years) at recruitment, year 5 (aged 9–10 years) during the intervention and immediate follow-up and year 6 (aged 10–11 years) during 1 year of follow-up.InterventionActive for Life Year 5 (AFLY5) included teacher training, lesson plans, materials for 16 lessons, parent-interactive homework and written materials for school newsletters and parents.Main outcome measuresPrimary outcome measures included accelerometer-assessed levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and child-reported consumption of fruit and vegetables. Secondary outcome measures included child-reported screen viewing; consumption of snacks, high-fat food and high-energy drinks; body mass index; and waist circumference.ResultsWe recruited 60 schools (2221 children). At the immediate follow-up, no difference was found between children in intervention and control schools for any of the three primary outcomes. The intervention was effective on three of the nine secondary outcomes; children in intervention schools reported spending less time screen viewing at weekends [–21 minutes per day, 95% confidence interval (CI) –37 to –4 minutes per day], eating fewer servings of snacks per day (–0.22, 95% CI –0.38 to –0.05 servings of snacks per day) and drinking fewer servings of high-energy drinks per day (–0.26, 95% CI –0.43 to –0.10 servings of high-energy drinks per day) than the children in control schools. The results remained consistent 1 year later. The intervention increased children’s perception of maternal efforts to limit the time they spent screen viewing and children’s knowledge about healthy physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption, with these two mediators explaining approximately one-quarter of the effect of the intervention on screen viewing. The intervention did not affect other mediators. The cost of implementing the intervention from a provider perspective was approximately £18 per child. Process evaluation showed that AFLY5 was implemented with a high degree of fidelity. Teachers supported the aims of AFLY5, but their views of the programme itself were mixed.LimitationsResponses to parental questionnaires for the economic evaluation were low and we struggled to engage all teachers for the process evaluation. Although the participating schools included a range of levels of socioeconomic deprivation, class sizes and rural and urban settings, we cannot assume that results generalise to all primary schools.ConclusionsAFLY5 is not effective at increasing levels of physical activity, reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in primary school children, but may be effective in reducing time spent screen viewing at weekends and the consumption of snacks and high-energy drinks.Future workOur findings suggest that school-based interventions are unlikely to have a major impact on promoting healthy levels of physical activity and healthy diets in primary school children. We would recommend trials of the effect and cost-effectiveness of more intensive family and community interventions.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN50133740.FundingThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research programme and will be published in full inPublic Health Research; Vol. 4, No. 7. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.

School-based Nutrition Programs Produced a Moderate Increase in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Meta and Pooling Analyses from 7 Studies

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mollie W. Howerton ◽  
B. Sue Bell ◽  
Kevin W. Dodd ◽  
David Berrigan ◽  
Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
School Based ◽  
Nutrition Programs

scholarly journals The impact of a school-based gardening intervention on intentions and behaviour related to fruit and vegetable consumption in children

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 765-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Duncan ◽  
Emma Eyre ◽  
Elizabeth Bryant ◽  
Neil Clarke ◽  
Samantha Birch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Impact

Development of a school‐based intervention to promote fruit and vegetable consumption

2006 ◽  
Vol 106 (5) ◽  
pp. 345-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelien Reinaerts ◽  
Jascha de Nooijer ◽  
Angélique van de Kar ◽  
Nanne de Vries
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
School Based Intervention ◽  
School Based
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