| The effects of a fruit and vegetable promotion intervention on unhealthy snacks during mid-morning school breaks: results of the Dutch Schoolgruiten Project. | |
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PMID: 20626550 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Ample fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake has been associated with a decreased risk of chronic disease. The health-enhancing effects of increased F&V consumption, however, would be even more apparent if the increased F&V consumption additionally led to a lower intake of unhealthy, high calorie snacks. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate whether a primary school-based intervention (the Dutch Schoolgruiten Project) that promoted F&V intake could additionally reduce the intake of unhealthy, high calorie snacks during school breaks. METHODS: The study applied a longitudinal design with baseline and two follow-up measurements. Children were aged 9-10 years old at baseline; 705 children were included. The main strategy was a F&V scheme that improved the availability, accessibility and exposure to F&V at school by providing one serving of fruit or vegetables twice a week at no cost. The amounts of F&V and unhealthy snacks for consumption at school were measured using a single-item question included in a questionnaire. Multilevel autoregressive logistic regression models with a three-level structure (school, child and time) were used to assess the effect of the intervention on both F&V and unhealthy snack consumption. RESULTS: The children of the intervention group brought F&V from home to school at follow-up significantly more often than the children of the control schools [odds ratio (OR) = 1.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.04; 1.90] and brought fewer unhealthy snacks (OR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.34; 0.92). CONCLUSION: The present study provides some evidence that the Schoolgruiten intervention effect on F&V intake also reduced unhealthy snacking during school breaks. |
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Authors:
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N I Tak; S J Te Velde; A S Singh; J Brug |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association Volume: 23 ISSN: 1365-277X ISO Abbreviation: J Hum Nutr Diet Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-29 Completed Date: 2011-01-28 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904840 Medline TA: J Hum Nutr Diet Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 609-15 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 The British Dietetic Association Ltd. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. n.tak@vumc.nl |
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Child Diet Energy Intake Female Food* Fruit* Health Promotion* Humans Logistic Models Longitudinal Studies Male Netherlands Questionnaires School Health Services* Vegetables* |
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