| Impact of a school-based food garden on attitudes and identification skills regarding vegetables and fruit: a 12-month intervention trial. | |
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PMID: 18647431 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine changes in ability to identify specific vegetables and fruits, and attitudes towards vegetables and fruit, associated with the introduction of a school-based food garden. DESIGN: A 12-month intervention trial using a historical control (control n 132, intervention n 120), class-based, self-administered questionnaires requiring one-word answers and 3-point Likert scale responses. SETTING: A state primary school (grades 4 to 7) in a low socio-economic area of Brisbane, Australia. INTERVENTION: The introduction of a school-based food garden, including the funding of a teacher coordinator for 11 h/week to facilitate integration of garden activities into the curriculum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Ability to identify a series of vegetables and fruits, attitudes towards vegetables and fruit. ANALYSIS: Frequency distributions for each item were generated and chi2 analyses were used to determine statistical significance. Exploratory factor analysis was employed to detect major trends in data. RESULTS: The intervention led to enhanced ability to identify individual vegetables and fruits, greater attention to origins of produce (garden-grown and fresh), changes to perceived consumption of vegetables and fruits, and enhanced confidence in preparing fruit and vegetable snacks, but decreased interest in trying new fruits. CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of this school-based food garden was associated with skill and attitudinal changes conducive to enhancing vegetable and fruit consumption. The ways in which such changes might impact on dietary behaviours and intake require further analysis. |
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Authors:
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Shawn Somerset; Katherine Markwell |
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-07-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Public health nutrition Volume: 12 ISSN: 1368-9800 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-21 Completed Date: 2009-03-17 Revised Date: 2009-11-19 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808463 Medline TA: Public Health Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 214-21 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Public Health and Heart Foundation Research Centre, Griffith University, University Drive, Meadowbrook, Queensland 4131, Australia. s.somerset@griffith.edu.au |
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Adolescent Agriculture / methods* Australia Chi-Square Distribution Child Child Nutrition Sciences / education* Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology* Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Fruit* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Male Questionnaires Schools Social Class Socioeconomic Factors Vegetables* |
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