The effects of a middle-school healthy eating intervention on adolescents' fat and fruit intake and soft drinks consumption

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a middle-school healthy eating promotion intervention combining environmental changes and computer-tailored feedback, with and without an explicit parent involvement component. Design: Clustered randomised controlled trial. Setting: Fifteen West-Flemish (Belgian) middle schools.

Long-Term Impact of a Chef on School Lunch Consumption: Findings from a 2-Year Pilot Study in Boston Middle Schools

“…21 This might partly explain why previous studies with cafeteria changes, including larger interventions with classroom and/or parent components, have experienced mixed success. 19,20,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28] It was therefore believed that a chef-based model could provide cafeteria staff with inventive recipes to further improve the dietary quality of school meals and teach staff additional food preparation techniques to improve the palatability of the foods. The goal of the Chef Initiative was to pilot test the effectiveness of a chef-based model on student's selection and consumption of school lunches.…”

The propensity for consumers to offset health risks through the use of functional foods and nutraceuticals: The case of lycopene

“…1 The sample thus included men that were in the age range that is at risk of contracting prostate cancer as well as younger age groups. This enabled the receptivity of men of varying age towards behaviour that is potentially protective against prostate -Response efficacy -Self-efficacy cancer to be investigated; previous research suggests that behaviours adopted at an earlier age can have enduring effects for health and well-being in later life (see, for example, Haerens et al, 2007;Nelson, Lowes, & Hwang, 2007). The second group included women aged over 18 years that had a male partner and were the primary food purchaser in their household.…”

Explaining the effect of a 1-year intervention promoting physical activity in middle schools: a mediation analysis

“…The effects of the intervention on adiposity indices 23 , adolescents' diet 27 and physical activity 18 are beyond the scope of the present study and are published elsewhere.…”