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The Effectiveness of A School-Based Nutrition Intervention on Children's Fruit, Vegetables, and Dairy Product Intake
Vicky Drapeau1, Mathieu Savard2, Annette Gallant3
1Department of Physical Education, Laval University, 2300 Rue de la Terrasse, Suite 2214, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada. vicky.drapeau@fse.ulaval.ca.
Background:
Most Canadian children do not meet daily recommendations for consumption of vegetables and fruits (V/F) and dairy products (DP). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Team Nutriathlon on V/F and DP consumption of children.
Methods:
Participants were 404 children from grades 5 and 6 (intervention group [IG] N = 242, control group [CG] N = 162). Teams of children were guided to increase their consumption and variety of V/F and DP over an 8-week period. Daily servings of V/F and DP were compared between groups at 4 time points: baseline (week 0), during (week 6), immediately after (week 9 or 10), and a follow-up 10 weeks after (week 20) the intervention.
Results:
During and after the program and at follow-up, children in the IG consumed more servings of V/F and DP compared to the CG (group × time, p < .0001). Sex, baseline consumption levels, and school socioeconomic status did not influence the results (p > .05).
Conclusions:
Team Nutriathlon is an innovative school-based nutrition program that can help to increase the V/F and DP consumption of children.
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