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Adolescents' views on high school food environments
Rimante Ronto1, Julia Carins2,3, Lauren Ball4
1Department of Health Systems and Populations, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Summary
Adolescents find high school food environments hinder healthy choices. They suggest limiting unhealthy options, implementing nutrition education, and fostering positive attitudes to improve school food environments for better dietary behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Nutrition Science
- Public Health Policy
Background:
- Adolescents' dietary habits are significantly influenced by their school food environments.
- Understanding adolescents' perspectives is crucial for developing effective school nutrition interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore adolescents' perceptions of their high school food environments.
- To identify strategies adolescents believe would improve their ability to make healthy food choices at school.
Main Methods:
- Conducted 15 focus groups with 131 adolescents (aged 12-17) in South East Queensland, Australia.
- Utilized content and thematic analysis of audio-recorded discussions on school food environment influences and potential improvements.
Main Results:
- Key themes identified: food availability/affordability, policies, nutrition education, and attitudes/practices.
- Adolescents highlighted nutrition education and positive role modeling as key to healthy choices.
- Conversely, unhealthy food availability, affordability, and peer influence promoted unhealthy eating.
Conclusions:
- Adolescents perceive current high school food environments as not supportive of healthy eating.
- Recommended strategies include stricter food policies, mandatory nutrition education, and shifting attitudes towards healthy foods.
- Findings inform public health practitioners and schools on tailoring environments to support adolescent dietary choices.
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