scholarly journals A Text Messaging Intervention (Txt4HappyKids) to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Families With Young Children: Pilot Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne Mary Power ◽  
Andrea Bersamin
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Text Messaging Intervention

scholarly journals Health Text Messaging Intervention to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Alicia Clark ◽  
Maria Anna Choukri
Keyword(s):  
Text Messaging ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Text Messaging Intervention

Background: Fruit and vegetables are an important [...]

scholarly journals A Mentor-Led Text-Messaging Intervention Increases Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Goal Setting for Healthier Dietary Consumption among Rural Adolescents in Kentucky and North Carolina, 2017

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Gustafson ◽  
Stephanie Jilcott Pitts ◽  
Kristen McQuerry ◽  
Oyinlola Babtunde ◽  
Janet Mullins
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Intervention Effect ◽  
Text Messaging Intervention

Introduction—Text-messaging interventions hold promise for successful weight loss interventions. However, there is limited research on text-messaging interventions to improve dietary intake among rural adolescents, who are at greater risk for obesity and related risk factors. The goal of this study was to test an eight-week, mentor-led text-messaging intervention among 14–16-year-old rural adolescents: the “Go Big and Bring It Home” Project to improve fruit and vegetable and healthy beverage intake. Methods and Materials—Eight rural high schools in eastern Kentucky and eastern North Carolina participated (n = 4 were randomized as intervention schools and n = 4 were randomized as control schools). Adolescents were recruited to participate in the eight-week text-messaging intervention. The text messages were primarily affective messages, and included a weekly challenge related to consuming fruits, vegetables, or healthy/low-calorie beverages. Undergraduate nutrition students sent text messages on Tuesday and Saturday every week over the eight-week period via the “Group Me” mobile application. Delayed controls received no information or text messages during the eight-week intervention. Fruit and vegetable intake was measured with the National Cancer Institute Fruit and Vegetable screener and beverage intake was assessed using the Beverage Questionnaire-10 (BEVQ-10). Intention-to-treat analyses were conducted among all those that completed the baseline and post-intervention survey (n = 277 intervention students and n = 134 delayed control students). All linear regression models were adjusted for race and were clustered on school to control for intraclass correlation. Results—In adjusted analyses, there was a statistically significant positive intervention effect on the primary outcome of fruit and vegetable servings/day with a mean difference between intervention and control participants of 1.28 servings/day (95% Confidence Interval 1.11, 1.48). There was no intervention effect on beverage intake. There was a statistically significant increase in the odds of goal setting for healthier dietary behaviors among intervention participants relative to controls. Conclusion—An eight-week text-messaging intervention led to increases in self-reported fruit and vegetable intake and improvements in goal setting for healthier dietary behaviors. Due to the use of undergraduate students to deliver the messages, and use of an existing web application, this text-messaging intervention can be sustained in underserved, rural environments. Thus there is potential for significant reach and public health impact to improve dietary patterns.

scholarly journals Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Children by Level of Variety, What We Eat in America, NHANES 2013–2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 206-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Katherine Hoy ◽  
John Clemens ◽  
Carrie Martin ◽  
Alanna Moshfegh
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Percentage Contribution ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Very Young Children ◽  
Food Patterns ◽  
Side Dishes

Abstract Objectives To describe and compare fruit and vegetable intake by level of variety among children in What We Eat in America (WWEIA), NHANES. Methods One-day dietary intake data of children 2–19 years (N = 5920) in WWEIA, NHANES 2013–2016 were used. Fruit and vegetable (FV) variety was the count of foods consumed that contributed to total FV intake. To be counted, at least 0.1 cup equivalent (CE) FV of each single FV item and 0.2 CE FV from a mixed dish had to have been consumed. Each FV was counted only once; a mixed dish counted as one. The Food Patterns Equivalents Database was used to determine the CE of FV intake. Individuals were classified for variety of intake as High (H) (5 + items); Moderate (M) (3–4 items); Low (L) (1–2 items). Percentage contribution of WWEIA Food Categories to FV intake was estimated. Differences in FV intakes between variety levels were compared by t-test. Those with a count of ‘0’ (N = 466) were excluded. Results Percentage of children in each variety level was: H: 15, M: 33; L: 44; none: 8%. Mean FV intakes (CE/1000 kcal) by variety level were H: 1.9; M: 1.4; L: 0.8 (P < 0.001). Distributions of 2–5y, 6–11y and 12–19y, respectively among variety levels were: H: 18, 16, 13%; M: 40, 32, 30%; L: 37, 44, 48%; none: 6, 8, 9%. For H, M, and L levels, respectively, fruit variety counts were 2.5, 1.5, and 0.5, and vegetable variety counts were 3.5, 2, and 1 (P < 0.001). Among all 2–19y, single FV items (excl 100% juice) contributed 64% to FV intake of the H vs M (55%) and L (50%), whereas Mixed Dishes contributed 12% to intake of H vs M (15%) and L (21%). The percentages of H, M and L groups reporting intake from WWEIA Food Categories were 89, 65 and 40 for Vegetables; 86, 65, and 35 for Fruit; and 79, 79, and 77 for Mixed Dishes. Conclusions FV variety was highest for very young children and lowest among adolescents. Children with more variety of FV intake were more likely to include single FV and in higher amounts than those with less FV variety. These results support suggestions for boosting FV intake of children by encouraging their consumption at snacks and including vegetable side dishes at meals. Funding Sources ARS-USDA.

Intervention Changes Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Preschoolers in Pilot Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. S58-S59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desiree Tande ◽  
B.S. Niemeier ◽  
J.H. Hwang ◽  
S. Stastny ◽  
J.M. Hektner
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable

Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young Children

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Dennison ◽  
Helen L. Rockwell ◽  
Sharon L. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable
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