School Lunch Environmental Factors Impacting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 51(1): 68-79, 2019 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Assess impact of school lunch environmental factors on fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption in second and third grade students.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional observations in 1 school year.PARTICIPANTS:
Students from 14 elementary schools in 4 New York City boroughs (nâ¯=â¯877 student-tray observations). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Dependent variables were F&V consumption collected by visual observation. Independent variables included school lunch environmental factors, and individual-level and school-level demographics.ANALYSIS:
Hierarchical linear modeling was used with F&V consumption as the outcome variable, and relevant independent variables included in each model.RESULTS:
Slicing or precutting of fruits and having lunch after recess were positively associated (P < .05) with .163- and .080-cup higher fruit consumption across all students, respectively. Preplating of vegetables on lunch trays, having 2 or more vegetable options, and having lunch after recess were positively associated (P < .05) with .024-, .009-, and .007-cup higher vegetable consumption across all students, respectively. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Although there was a small increase in intake, results of the study support that some school lunch environmental factors affect children's F&V consumption, with some factors leading to more impactful increases than others. Slicing of fruits seems most promising in leading to greater fruit consumption and should be further tested.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Verduras
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Dieta
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Almoço
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Frutas
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article