Whole Grain Nutrition Education Program Improves Whole Grain Knowledge and Behaviors Among Community-Residing Older Adults
| Autor: | Sarah L. Francis, Lindsay MacNab, Kristin Davis, Catherine Violette |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Dietary Fiber Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Nutritional Sciences Nutrition Education Health Behavior Whole grains 03 medical and health sciences Knowledge score Medicine Humans Health Education Meals Aged Aged 80 and over Whole Grains 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Dietary intake Middle Aged Diet Female Independent Living Geriatrics and Gerontology business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics. 36(4) |
| ISSN: | 2155-1200 |
| Popis: | U.S. older adults are not meeting the recommendation for whole grain (WG) intake. This pilot study determined the influence that a WG nutrition education program for community-residing adults aged 60 + years has on WG knowledge and behaviors. The program included WG education and discussion, participation in hands-on activities and taste testing. Participants were mostly white, females. Total grain and WG dietary intake frequencies (WG frequency; p ≤ 0.001), and “knowledge score” increased from PRE to POST (p ≤ 0.001). Participants in PowerPoint-based classes had a higher “knowledge scores” at POST (p = 0.002). Nearly all (n = 139, 88.5%) intended to eat more WG foods, with almost two-thirds (n = 93, 59.3%) reporting a “strong” intention to do so. There was a positive association between strength of intention to eat WG foods and “WG frequency” at POST (r = 0.435, p ≤ 0.001). Results suggest that this WG program is an effective strategy for improving WG knowledge and behaviors among older adults. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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