The Effectiveness of A School-Based Nutrition Intervention on Children’s Fruit, Vegetables, and Dairy Product Intake.

Auteur(s) :
Drapeau V., Savard M., Gallant A., Nadeau L., Gagnon J.
Date :
Mai, 2016
Source(s) :
The Journal of school health. #86:5 p353-62
Adresse :
Department of Physical Education, Laval University, 2300 Rue de la Terrasse, Suite 2214, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada. [email protected]

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BACKGROUND
Most Canadian children do not meet daily recommendations for consumption of vegetables and fruits (V/F) and dairy products (DP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Team Nutriathlon on V/F and DP consumption of children.

METHODS
Participants were 404 children from grades 5 and 6 (intervention group [IG] N = 242, control group [CG] N = 162). Teams of children were guided to increase their consumption and variety of V/F and DP over an 8-week period. Daily servings of V/F and DP were compared between groups at 4 time points: baseline (week 0), during (week 6), immediately after (week 9 or 10), and a follow-up 10 weeks after (week 20) the intervention.

RESULTS
During and after the program and at follow-up, children in the IG consumed more servings of V/F and DP compared to the CG (group × time, p < .0001). Sex, baseline consumption levels, and school socioeconomic status did not influence the results (p > .05).

CONCLUSIONS
Team Nutriathlon is an innovative school-based nutrition program that can help to increase the V/F and DP consumption of children.

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