scholarly journals Identifying Participants Who Would Benefit the Most from an Adult Food-literacy Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begley ◽  
Butcher ◽  
Bobongie ◽  
Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Sugary Drinks

Food literacy programs aim to improve behaviours required to achieve a quality diet. The objectives of this study were to assess the demographic, food literacy related and dietary behaviour of participants enrolling in Food Sensations® for Adults, a free four-week food literacy program and identify the subgroup of participants who benefit most. Cross-sectional pre-program questionnaire data (n = 1626) from participants enrolling in the program was used to stratify into low, middle and high food-literacy tertiles. Factor scores from a reliability analysis of food literacy behaviours were then used to produce a composite score). Participants were 80.2% female, 56% aged 26 to 45 years and 73.3% from low to middle socio-economic areas. Demographic characteristics were not a significant predictor of the lowest composite food-literacy group. Those with the lowest composite food-literacy tertile score were more likely to have lower self-rated cooking skills, a negative attitude to the cost of healthy foods, lower intakes of fruits and vegetables and a higher frequency of consuming takeaway food and sugary drinks. Food literacy programs must focus on recruiting those who have low self-rated cooking skills, who consider healthy foods expensive and have poor dietary intakes and will most likely to benefit from such programs.

scholarly journals Comparing food desert residents with non-food desert residents on grocery shopping behaviours, diet and BMI: results from a propensity score analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 806-811
Author(s):  
Rebecca C Woodruff ◽  
Regine Haardörfer ◽  
Ilana G Raskind ◽  
April Hermstad ◽  
Michelle C Kegler
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score Analysis ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Food Desert ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Grocery Shopping ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Access ◽  
Access To Healthy Foods

AbstractObjective:To determine whether residence in a US Department of Agriculture-designated food desert is associated with perceived access to healthy foods, grocery shopping behaviours, diet and BMI among a national sample of primary food shoppers.Design:Data for the present study came from a self-administered cross-sectional survey administered in 2015. Residential addresses of respondents were geocoded to determine whether their census tract of residence was a designated food desert or not. Inverse probability of treatment-weighted regression was used to assess whether residence in a food desert was associated with dependent variables of interest.Setting:USA.Participants:Of 4942 adult survey respondents, residential addresses of 75·0 % (n 3705) primary food shoppers were included in the analysis.Results:Residence in a food desert (11·1 %, n 411) was not significantly associated with perceived access to healthy foods, most grocery shopping behaviours or dietary behaviour, but was significantly associated with primarily shopping at a superstore or supercentre v. a large grocery store (OR = 1·32; 95 % CI 1·02, 1·71; P = 0·03) and higher BMI (b = 1·14; 95 % CI 0·36, 1·93; P = 0·004).Conclusions:Results suggest that food desert residents shop at different food stores and have higher BMI than non-food desert residents.

scholarly journals Food supply and actions to improve dietary behaviour of students – a comparison between secondary schools participating or not participating in the ‘Healthy School Canteen Program’

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivon EJ Milder ◽  
Jochen Mikolajczak ◽  
Saskia W van den Berg ◽  
Madelon van de Veen-van Hofwegen ◽  
Wanda JE Bemelmans
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Soft Drinks ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Canteen ◽  
Set Up

AbstractObjective(i) To identify determinants of participation in the ‘Healthy School Canteen Program’, a programme that encourages schools to set up their canteen in a way that promotes healthy dietary behaviour. (ii) To compare food supply and actions between participating and non-participating schools. (iii) To investigate what reasons schools have to increase attention for nutrition in the curriculum.DesignA cross-sectional study based on information from questionnaires performed in 2010/2011.SettingAll secondary schools (age group 12–18 years) in the Netherlands (n 1145).SubjectsResponse was 33 % (n 375). Analyses included all schools with a canteen in which food is offered (28 %, n 325).ResultsNone of the investigated determinants was associated with participation. Participating schools offered significantly (P < 0·001) more of eleven inventoried healthy foods (e.g. sandwiches, (butter)milk, fruit, light soft drinks, yoghurt and salad) than non-participating schools. However, there was no difference in the number of less healthy products offered (e.g. candy bars, cakes and regular soft drinks). Participating schools reported more often that they took actions to improve dietary behaviour and more often had a policy on nutrition. Participating schools more often increased attention for nutrition in the curriculum in recent years than non-participating schools (57 % v. 43 %, P = 0·01). Reported reasons were similar and included media attention, eating behaviour of students and ‘overweight’.ConclusionsSchools that participate in the programme seemed to offer more healthy products in their canteens and took more actions to improve dietary behaviour than non-participating schools. However, at all schools less healthy foods were also available.

scholarly journals Kids in a Candy Store:  An objective analysis of children's interactions with food in convenience stores

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina McKerchar ◽  
Moira Smith ◽  
Ryan Gage ◽  
Jonathan Williman ◽  
Gillian Abel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Convenience Store ◽  
Unhealthy Food ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Product Packaging ◽  
Sugary Drinks ◽  
Convenience Stores ◽  
Food And Drink

Abstract Background: Increasing rates of childhood obesity worldwide has focused attention on the obesogenic food environment and how it influences dietary behaviour and bodyweight in children. The neighbourhood convenience store is a key setting in children’s food environments. The Kids’Cam study enabled the objective measurement of the world in which children live. This paper reports on an analysis of children’s interaction with food in convenience stores.Methods: Kids’Cam NZ was a cross-sectional study conducted from July 2014 to June 2015 in the Wellington region of New Zealand, in which 168 randomly selected children aged 11-14 years old wore a wearable camera for a 4-day period. The camera captured a 136° image of the children’s surroundings every seven seconds. In this ancillary study, ‘Kids’Cam Convenience Stores’, images from children who visited a convenience store were manually coded for food and drink availability, marketing, purchase and consumption. Results: Twenty-two percent of children (n=37) visited convenience stores on 62 occasions during the 4-day data collection period. Non-core items dominated the food and drinks available to children in convenience stores at a rate of 8.3 to 1 (means, 300 non-core and 36 core, respectively). The food and drinks marketed in-store were overwhelmingly non-core, and promoted using accessible placement, price offers, product packaging, and signage. Most of the 70 items purchased by children were non-core foods or drinks (94.6%) and all of the purchased food or drink subsequently consumed by children was non-core. Confectionary and sugary drinks were the items most frequently purchased and consumed. Conclusions: This research highlights convenience stores as a key source of unhealthy food and drink for children, where unhealthy food and drinks are marketed, available, and subsequently purchased and consumed. Policies are urgently needed to reduce the role of convenience stores in the obesogenic food environment in which children live.

scholarly journals Next Steps for Interventions Targeting Adolescent Dietary Behaviour

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
Charlotte E. L. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Diet Quality ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Food System ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sugary Drinks ◽  
The Cost

Adolescents in many countries consume poor quality diets that include high intakes of sugary drinks and fast food and low intakes of vegetables. The aims of this Special Issue on adolescent dietary behaviour were to identify methods and approaches for successful interventions to improve diet quality in this age group and identify at risk subgroups that need particular attention. In total, 11 manuscripts were published in this Special Issue—three qualitative studies which included a systematic review, five cross-sectional studies and three quantitative evaluations of interventions. This Editorial discusses the contribution of the studies and provides suggestions to improve the success of future interventions in adolescents. It is important that adolescents are involved in the design of interventions to improve social and cultural acceptability and relevance. Interventions targeting schools or communities framed within a larger food system such as issues around climate change and the carbon footprint of food may improve engagement. Furthermore, targeting adolescents in areas of lower deprivation is a priority where diet quality is particularly poor. Potentially successful interventions also include environmental policies that impact on the cost and marketing of food and drinks, although evaluations of these were not included in this issue.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Perceived Social Distancing Policies in Relation to Planning, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy Meals: An Observational Study in 38 Countries Worldwide

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte De Backer ◽  
Lauranna Teunissen ◽  
Isabelle Cuykx ◽  
Paulien Decorte ◽  
Sara Pabian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Factors ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Time Availability ◽  
At Home

Objectives: To examine changes in planning, selecting, and preparing healthy foods in relation to personal factors (time, money, stress) and social distancing policies during the COVID-19 crisis.Methods: Using cross-sectional online surveys collected in 38 countries worldwide in April-June 2020 (N = 37,207, Mage 36.7 SD 14.8, 77% women), we compared changes in food literacy behaviors to changes in personal factors and social distancing policies, using hierarchical multiple regression analyses controlling for sociodemographic variables.Results: Increases in planning (4.7 SD 1.3, 4.9 SD 1.3), selecting (3.6 SD 1.7, 3.7 SD 1.7), and preparing (4.6 SD 1.2, 4.7 SD 1.3) healthy foods were found for women and men, and positively related to perceived time availability and stay-at-home policies. Psychological distress was a barrier for women, and an enabler for men. Financial stress was a barrier and enabler depending on various sociodemographic variables (all p &lt; 0.01).Conclusion: Stay-at-home policies and feelings of having more time during COVID-19 seem to have improved food literacy. Stress and other social distancing policies relate to food literacy in more complex ways, highlighting the necessity of a health equity lens.

scholarly journals Dietary intakes and diet quality according to levels of organic food consumption by French adults: cross-sectional findings from the NutriNet-Santé Cohort Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 638-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Baudry ◽  
Benjamin Allès ◽  
Sandrine Péneau ◽  
Mathilde Touvier ◽  
Caroline Méjean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Organic Food ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Organic Foods ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
Organic Food Consumption ◽  
Reported Data

AbstractObjectiveWe aimed to assess dietary profiles of adults from the NutriNet-Santé cohort according to different levels of organic food consumption using detailed self-reported data on organic food intakes.DesignFood intakes were obtained using an organic food frequency questionnaire (Org-FFQ). The participants were ranked into five groups (quintiles, Q) according to the proportion of organic foods in their diet. To determine diet quality, two scores were computed reflecting adherence to food-based recommendations (mPNNS-GS) and the probability of adequate nutrient intake (PANDiet). Relationships between levels of organic food consumption and dietary characteristics were assessed using multivariable-adjusted ANCOVA models.SettingThe NutriNet-Santé Study.SubjectsFrench adults from the NutriNet-Santé Study (n 28 245).ResultsIntakes of foods of plant origin increased along with the contribution of organic foods to the diet while a reverse trend was identified for dairy products, cookies and soda (P-trend<0·0001). The diet quality scores increased from Q1 (mPNNS-GS, 7·89 (se 0·02); PANDiet: 63·04 (se 0·11)) to Q5 (mPNNS-GS, 8·78 (se 0·02); PANDiet, 69·37 (se 0·10)). Overall, high organic food consumers exhibited better diet quality, although intermediate organic food consumers showed better adherence to specific nutritional recommendations related to animal products.ConclusionsThe study provides new insights into the understanding of organic food consumption as a part of a healthy diet and sheds some light on the dietary profiles of different categories of organic food consumers. These results underline strong dietary behaviour correlates associated with organic food consumption that should be controlled for in future aetiological studies on organic foods and health.

scholarly journals Evaluation Tool Development for Food Literacy Programs

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Begley ◽  
Ellen Paynter ◽  
Satvinder Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Food literacy is described as the behaviours involved in planning, purchasing, preparing, and eating food and is critical for achieving healthy dietary intakes. Food literacy programs require valid and reliable evaluation measures. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and validation of a self-administered questionnaire to measure food literacy behaviours targeted by the Food Sensations® for Adults program in Western Australia. Validity and reliability tests were applied to questionnaire item development commencing with (a) a deductive approach using Australian empirical evidence on food literacy as a construct along with its components and (b) adapting an extensively-tested food behaviour checklist to generate a pool of items for investigation. Then, an iterative process was applied to develop a specific food literacy behaviour checklist for program evaluation including exploratory factor analysis. Content, face, and construct validity resulted in a 14-item food behaviour checklist. Three factors entitled Plan & Manage, Selection, and Preparation were evident, resulting in Cronbach’s alpha 0.79, 0.76, and 0.81, respectively, indicating good reliability of each of these factors. This research has produced a validated questionnaire, is a useful starting point for other food literacy programs, and has applications globally.

scholarly journals Parental feeding styles, young children’s fruit, vegetable, water and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, and the moderating role of maternal education and ethnic background

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2124-2133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maj-Britt MR Inhulsen ◽  
Saskia YM Mérelle ◽  
Carry M Renders
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Feeding Styles ◽  
Parental Feeding ◽  
Modifying Effect ◽  
Maternal Educational Level

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the associations between parental feeding styles and children’s dietary intakes and the modifying effect of maternal education and children’s ethnicity on these associations.DesignCross-sectional study of parental feeding styles, assessed by the Parental Feeding Style Questionnaire, and children’s dietary intakes. Multiple regression analyses were carried out to assess the associations between the parental feeding styles studied (‘control’, ‘emotional feeding’, ‘encouragement to eat’ and ‘instrumental feeding’) and children’s dietary intakes (consumption of fruit, vegetables, water and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB)). The modifying effect of maternal education and children’s ethnicity on these associations was explored.SettingNorth-western part of the Netherlands.SubjectsChildren aged 3–7 years (n 5926).ResultsBoth ‘encouragement’ and ‘control’ were associated with higher consumption of vegetables and lower consumption of SSB, but only ‘encouragement’ was positively associated with fruit and water intakes. ‘Instrumental feeding’ showed a positive association with SSB and negative associations with fruit, vegetable and water consumption. No significant associations were found for ‘emotional feeding’. Maternal educational level and children’s ethnicity moderated some associations; for example, ‘control’ was beneficial for vegetable intake in all subgroups, whereas the association with SSB was beneficial only in highly educated mothers.ConclusionsThe study shows that both encouraging and controlling feeding styles may improve children’s dietary behaviour, while ‘instrumental feeding’ may have a detrimental effect. Furthermore, maternal educational level and children’s ethnicity influence these associations. The study’s findings could provide a basis for development of interventions to improve parental feeding styles.

Minerals Intake Distributions in a Large Sample of Iranian at-Risk Population Using the National Cancer Institute Method: Do They Meet Their Requirements?

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Heidari ◽  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Leila Azadbakht ◽  
Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
High Prevalence

Abstract. Background: Minerals are required for the body’s normal function. Aim: The current study assessed the intake distribution of minerals and estimated the prevalence of inadequacy and excess among a representative sample of healthy middle aged and elderly Iranian people. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the second follow up to the Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS), 1922 generally healthy people aged 40 and older were investigated. Dietary intakes were collected using 24 hour recalls and two or more consecutive food records. Distribution of minerals intake was estimated using traditional (averaging dietary intake days) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) methods, and the results obtained from the two methods, were compared. The prevalence of minerals intake inadequacy or excess was estimated using the estimated average requirement (EAR) cut-point method, the probability approach and the tolerable upper intake levels (UL). Results: There were remarkable differences between values obtained using traditional and NCI methods, particularly in the lower and upper percentiles of the estimated intake distributions. A high prevalence of inadequacy of magnesium (50 - 100 %), calcium (21 - 93 %) and zinc (30 - 55 % for males > 50 years) was observed. Significant gender differences were found regarding inadequate intakes of calcium (21 - 76 % for males vs. 45 - 93 % for females), magnesium (92 % vs. 100 %), iron (0 vs. 15 % for age group 40 - 50 years) and zinc (29 - 55 % vs. 0 %) (all; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Severely imbalanced intakes of magnesium, calcium and zinc were observed among the middle-aged and elderly Iranian population. Nutritional interventions and population-based education to improve healthy diets among the studied population at risk are needed.

Relationship Between Nutrient Intake and Vitamin D Status in Osteoporotic Women

2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 376-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
de Souza Genaro ◽  
de Paiva Pereira ◽  
de Medeiros Pinheiro ◽  
Szejnfeld ◽  
Araújo Martini
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Mineral Metabolism ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Serum Vitamin D ◽  
Dietary Records

Vitamin D is essential for maintaining calcium homeostasis and optimizing bone health. Its inadequacy is related to many factors including dietary intake. The aim of the present study was to evaluate serum 25(OH)D and its relationship with nutrient intakes in postmenopausal Brazilian women with osteoporosis. This cross-sectional study comprised 45 free-living and assisted elderly at São Paulo Hospital. Three-day dietary records were used to assess dietary intakes. Bone mineral density was measured with a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer (DXA). Blood and urine sample were collected for analysis of biochemical markers of bone and mineral metabolism. Insufficiency of vitamin D was observed in 24.4% of the women and optimal levels (≥ 50 nmol/L) were observed in 75.6%. Parathyroid hormone was above the reference range in 51% of the participants. The mean calcium (724 mg/day) and vitamin D (4.2 μ g/day) intakes were lower than the value proposed by The Food and Nutrition Board and sodium intake was more than two-fold above the recommendation. Higher levels of serum 25(OH)D were inversely associated with sodium intake. Dietary strategies to improve serum vitamin D must focus on increasing vitamin D intake and should take a reduction of sodium intake into consideration.

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