Attitudes toward Nutrition and Dietary Habits and Effectiveness of Nutrition Education in Active Adolescents in a Private School Setting: A Pilot Study

Autor: Jeremy R. Townsend, Autumn C. Marshall, Ann M. Toy, Samantha Partida, Ruth N. Henry
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Adolescent
Private school
media_common.quotation_subject
Nutrition Education
Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
education
Child Behavior
Nutritional Status
Healthy eating
Pilot Projects
lcsh:TX341-641
nutrition knowledge
Article
Nutrition knowledge
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
Nutrition information
Child
Health Education
media_common
School Health Services
Medical education
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Schools
questionnaire
Age Factors
030229 sport sciences
WAS PROTEIN
Feeding Behavior
active adolescents
nutrition intervention
Feeling
Adolescent Behavior
Female
Private Sector
Diet
Healthy
Topic areas
Psychology
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Nutritive Value
lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Food Science
Zdroj: Nutrients, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 1260 (2018)
Nutrients
Volume 10
Issue 9
ISSN: 2072-6643
Popis: This study was designed to pilot a survey to investigate nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward nutrition, exercise, and dietary habits of active adolescents. Participants included 117 middle school and 40 high school students. General and sport nutrition knowledge, dietary habits, and attitudes toward nutrition education were collected via three electronic surveys. Among middle schoolers, 79.5% of students stated feeling they could benefit from advice about nutrition compared to 92.5% of high school students. The topic scoring the highest in both populations was hydration
the lowest scoring topic category was protein and exercise. Knowledge about healthy eating reportedly comes from parents and coaches most frequently for both high school and middle school students. Less than 40% of students stated their diet meets their nutritional needs. Both middle school and high school students stated a desire to learn more about nutrition, but most nutrition information currently received comes from non-nutrition-related professionals. There is a need for validation of a nutrition knowledge and behavior instrument for United States adolescents, and room for improvement in general and sport nutrition knowledge in active adolescents in all topic areas.
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