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http://dx.doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.5.517

Implementation and Evaluation of Nutrition Education Programs Focusing on Increasing Vegetables, Fruits and Dairy Foods Consumption for Preschool Children  

Oh, Su Min (Department of Food & Nutrition, Seoul Women's University)
Yu, Ye Lee (Department of Food & Nutrition, Seoul Women's University)
Choi, Hye In (Department of Food & Nutrition, Seoul Women's University)
Kim, Kyung Won (Department of Food & Nutrition, Seoul Women's University)
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition / v.17, no.5, 2012 , pp. 517-529 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to implement and evaluate a nutrition education program for preschool children. Applying the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, the nutrition education program was developed and focused on changing beliefs, increasing nutrition knowledge and consumption of vegetables & fruits (V/F) and dairy foods. Subjects were children attending a childcare center in Seoulwho were grouped into education (n = 33) and control group (n = 32). Education group received four sessions of nutrition education during 2011 fall. Both groups completed the questionnaire at pretest and posttest, measuring nutrition knowledge, beliefs, and preferences of V/F and eating behaviors. Compared to control group, education group made significant gains in total score of nutrition knowledge after the education (p < 0.05). In addition, the pretest-posttest changes in total score of beliefs regarding V/F consumption and eating behaviors were higher in the education group than in the control group (p < 0.05). Two groups were significantly different in the pretest-posttest changes in specific beliefs regarding the benefits of V/F consumption and some eating behavior. However, there were no changes in the preferences of vegetables or fruits between the two groups after the education. The consumption of V/F and dairy foods was not significantly different after the education. This study revealed that nutrition education for preschoolers was effective in improving nutrition knowledge and perceived benefits regarding V/F consumption and specific eating behavior. This study suggested that more intensive education is needed to induce changes in eating behaviors. This program can be used in nutrition education of children at the childcare centers or kindergartens.
Keywords
preschool children; nutrition education; effectiveness evaluation; PRECEDE-PROCEED model; eating behavior;
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