Awareness and Use of MyPlate Among US Adults With Young Children.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 2024 Aug 17.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-39152978
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine awareness, information-seeking, and use of MyPlate among US adults with young children.DESIGN:
Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2015-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).PARTICIPANTS:
US adults aged 18-45 years with children ≤5 years. VARIABLES MEASURED Adults reported sociodemographic characteristics and whether they had heard of MyPlate, looked online for MyPlate information, or tried to follow the MyPlate plan.ANALYSIS:
Logistic regression models estimated MyPlate awareness, information-seeking, and use by sociodemographic characteristics. Analyses were weighted to represent adults with young children nationally.RESULTS:
Twenty-nine percent of US adults with young children were aware of MyPlate. MyPlate awareness was lower among men, racial/ethnic minorities, adults with less education, adults who speak a language other than English, and SNAP/WIC recipients. Among those who knew of MyPlate, 39% sought MyPlate information online, and 33% had tried to use the MyPlate plan. Men were less likely to look online for or follow the MyPlate plan than women. Mexican-American adults and WIC recipients were more likely to have tried to follow the MyPlate plan.CONCLUSIONS:
MyPlate is an underutilized resource among families with young children. Efforts are needed to disseminate and encourage the use of MyPlate, particularly among marginalized groups.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article