THE ACQUISITION OF HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, BREAKFAST AND EATING HABITS TO THE PRE-EDUCATION AND AFTER EDUCATION IN ADOLESCENTS

Advertising Influences Food Choices of University Students With ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders ◽

10.1177/1087054719886353 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 108705471988635 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shirley Hershko ◽

Samuel Cortese ◽

Eyal Ert ◽

Anna Aronis ◽

Adina Maeir ◽

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Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Strong Association ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Food Cues ◽

Contextual Cues ◽

Food Advertisements ◽

Influence Of Food ◽

Students With Adhd

Objective: Previous research in adults with ADHD showed high rates of obesity and unhealthy food choices. There is evidence that contextual cues, for example, advertisements, influence food choices. This study assessed the sensitivity of university students with ADHD to advertised food. Method: University students ( N = 457) with and without ADHD participated in a cafeteria field experiment. Food choices were examined in periods of advertising either healthy or unhealthy sandwiches. Results: Students with ADHD (a) chose less healthy food items, (b) were more influenced by advertising, (c) showed the same overall healthy food choices as controls when exposed to healthy advertising. Conclusion: Students with ADHD chose unhealthier foods at the cafeteria but were also more influenced by advertising. Healthy food advertisements raised their healthy food choices. As this population has strong association with unhealthy dietary patterns, it is important to investigate the influence of food cues on their eating habits.

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RELATIONSHIP OF PEER INFLUENCE AND FAMILY EATING HABITS ON HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES IN OVERWEIGHT ADOLESCENTS IN SURAKARTA

Media Gizi Indonesia ◽

10.20473/mgi.v16i2.124-129 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 124

Author(s):

Khairunnisa Nadya Risti ◽

Eti Poncorini Pamungkasari ◽

Suminah Suminah

Keyword(s):

Peer Influence ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Transitional Period ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Unhealthy Eating ◽

Overweight Adolescents ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Unhealthy eating habits among Indonesian occur not only in adults, but also in adolescents. Adolescence is a transitional period and most easily aff ected by the surrounding environment. Environmental infl uences such as peer infl uence and family eating habits are dominant factors for food they choose to consume. This study aimed at analyzing the relationship of peer infl uence and family eating habits on healthy food choices in overweight adolescents in Surakarta. It used observational study with cross sectional approach. Random sampling was used to determine its samples, consisting of 96 respondents. The data of peer infl uence, family eating habits, and healthy food choices were collected through structured questionnaires. They were analyzed by using the Pearson Product Moment statistical test. The results indicated that there is a relationship between peer infl uence and healthy food choices in overweight adolescents in Surakarta (p = 0.014; r = -0.250); and there is a signifi cant relationship between family eating habits and healthy food choices in overweight adolescents in Surakarta (p = 0.011; r = 0.258).

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Preschoolers’ Dietary Behaviours: Parents’ Perspectives

Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research ◽

10.3148/67.2.2006.67 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 67-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Patricia Tucker ◽

Jennifer D. Irwin ◽

Meizi He ◽

L. Michelle Sangster Bouck ◽

Graham Pollett

Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Team Members ◽

Dietary Behaviours ◽

Health Related ◽

Group Interviews

Purpose: Preschoolers’ dietary intake behaviours are described from the perspective of their parents. Methods: A maximum variation sample of 71 parents of preschoolers participated in this qualitative study. Ten semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted. Two experienced moderators facilitated all focus groups, which were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Strategies to ensure trustworthiness of the data were employed throughout the study. Two team members independently performed inductive content analysis. NVivo software was used to code the emerging themes. Results: Parents identified food and food issues as key health-related behaviours among preschoolers. Parents discussed challenges to healthy eating, including time limitations and societal pressures, as well as methods for facilitating healthy food choices, including bribery, education, and being creative with food. Conclusions: Dietary intake is on the minds of preschoolers’ parents. Unfortunately, some methods that parents currently use to promote healthy food choices may be more detrimental than beneficial for children in the long term. Parents’ keen interest in their preschoolers’ eating habits may make them particularly receptive to learning about and facilitating healthy choices in more behaviourally appropriate ways. Widespread educational messages about the benefits and detriments of various strategies to facilitate healthy eating among preschoolers therefore seem warranted.

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McHealthy

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly ◽

10.1177/1938965516668403 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 6-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Elisa K. Chan ◽

Robert Kwortnik ◽

Brian Wansink

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Saturated Fat ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Consistent Finding ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

Habitual Behavior ◽

Selection Of

Food choices are often habitual, which can perpetuate unhealthy behaviors; that is, selection of foods high in sodium, saturated fat, and calories. This article extends previous research by examining how marketing incentives can encourage healthy food choices. Building on research examining marketing incentives, temporal goals, and habitual behavior, this research shows that certain incentives (behavioral rewards vs. financial discounts) affect individuals with healthy and less healthy eating habits differently. A field study conducted at a corporate cafeteria and three lab studies converge on a consistent finding: The effects of marketing incentives on healthy food choice are particularly prominent for people who have less healthy eating habits. Results showed that behavioral rewards generated a 28.5% (vs. 5.5%) increase in salad sales; behavioral rewards also led to 2 pounds more weight loss for individuals with less healthy eating habits. The research offers important implications for scholars, the food industry, consumers, governments, and policy makers.

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Relationships between parents’ academic backgrounds and incomes and building students’ healthy eating habits

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.4563 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. e4563 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kazi Enamul Hoque ◽

Kazi Fardinul Hoque ◽

Revethy A/P Thanabalan

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Eating Habit ◽

Primary School Students ◽

School Students ◽

Healthy Eating Habits ◽

The Impact ◽

One Way Anova

Background Building healthy eating habit is essential for all people. School and family are the prime institutions to instill this habit during early age. This study is aimed at understanding the impact of family such as parents’ educations and incomes on building students’ healthy eating habits. Methods A survey on building students’ eating habits was conducted among primary school students of grade 4 (11 years) and 5 (12 years) from Kulim district, Malaysia. Data from 318 respondents were analysed. Descriptive statistics were used to find the present scenario of their knowledge, attitude and practices towards their eating habits while one-way ANOVA and independent sample t-test were used to find the differences between their practices based on students’ gender, parents’ educations and incomes. Results The study finds that the students have a good knowledge of types of healthy food but yet their preferences are towards the unhealthy food. Though the students’ gender and parents’ educations are not found significantly related to students’ knowledge, attitude and practices towards healthy eating habits, parents’ incomes have significant influence on promoting the healthy eating habit. Discussion Findings of this study can be useful to guide parents in healthy food choices and suggest them to be models to their children in building healthy eating habits.

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What Can I Eat? The Diabetes Guide to Healthy Food Choices

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e694152011-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Keyword(s):

Food Choices ◽

Healthy Food

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Examining Second Graders’ Healthy Food Choices: Through Literacy and Active Learning

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights ◽

10.1177/1178638819839063 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

pp. 117863881983906

Author(s):

Elsie Lindy Olan ◽

Laurie O. Campbell ◽

Shiva Jahani

Keyword(s):

Active Learning ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Food Choices ◽

Second Graders ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Second Grade ◽

Post Intervention ◽

Literacy Environment ◽

Second Grade Students ◽

Alternative Approach

The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of a nutrition module and activities ( Go, Slow, Whoa) in a literacy environment through an active learning approach. Second graders (N = 85) from diverse socioeconomic status (SES) areas completed the 12-week program. The participants’ perceptions of healthy food choices were measured both pre- and post-intervention. Students met for 30 minutes twice a week, to complete 5-lessons from a Coordinated Approach to Child Health ( CATCH) nutrition module and activities ( Go, Slow, Whoa). Measures were taken both pre- and post-intervention ( Food Fury Quiz) to distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy foods (images). There was a statistically significant improvement ( t = 12.16, df =84, P = .000) from pretest ( M = 19.06, SD = 3.13) and posttest ( M = 23.34, SD = 0.48) scores. Administering a healthy food choice curriculum through literacy and active learning provides an alternative approach to improving health knowledge among second grade students.

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“Most of them are junk food but we did put fruit on there and we have water”

Health Education ◽

10.1108/he-04-2014-0046 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 115 (2) ◽

pp. 126-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Suzanne Waddingham ◽

Stella Stevens ◽

Kate Macintyre ◽

Kelly Shaw

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Eating Habits ◽

Food Preferences ◽

Food Choices ◽

Dietary Guidelines ◽

Valuable Insight ◽

Healthy Children ◽

National Guidelines ◽

Content Type ◽

School Canteen

Purpose – The Australian Dietary Guidelines support good health and disease prevention. Children with healthy eating habits established early in life have been shown to continue these habits into adulthood compared with those children who have poor eating habits in their younger years. The nutritional intake of many Australian children is not in accordance with the national guidelines. The reasons children make the food choices they do are unclear from the literature. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This study used participatory action research methods to explore why primary school-aged children make the food choices that they do. A non-government primary school requested assistance in encouraging their children to make healthier choices from the school canteen menu. The authors gathered opinions from the children in two different ways; a group discussion during class and a “discovery day” that involved four class grades. The authors identified children’s food preferences and food availability in canteens. The authors explored how the children perceived healthy foods, the importance of a healthy food environment and what criteria children use to decide what foods to buy. Findings – Children’s food preferences were mostly for unhealthy foods, and these were readily available in the canteen. The perception about what foods were healthy was limited. Despite being asked to develop a “healthy” menu, the majority of choices made by the children were not healthy. Children described unhealthy choices as preferable because of taste of the food, if it was sugary, if it was quick to eat, available and cheap, the relationship of food and weather, the connection to health conditions and peer dominance. Practical implications – This study suggests that children make their food choices based on simple concepts. The challenge lies around producing healthy options in collaboration with the school community that match the children’s food choice criteria. Originality/value – This paper provides a modern and inspiring whole school approach based on equity and empowerment of the children. Discovering why children make food choices from the children’s perspective will help to present healthy options that will be more appealing for children. The methodology used to uncover why children make their food choices has also provided valuable insight into a study design that could be used to address other childhood research questions. The methodology offers an educative experience while gathering rich information directly from the children. This information can be used by the school to support children to have more control over their health and to develop behaviours to increase their health for the rest of their lives.

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