一个对小学生客观测量的水果和蔬菜消费的学校午餐沙拉吧和营销的集群随机因子试验
Marc A Adams1,2, Michael Todd3, Mindy L McEntee4
1College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 425 N. 5 Th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA. marc.adams@asu.edu.
概括
学校的沙拉吧显著提高了小学学生的水果和蔬菜 (FV) 消费. 将沙拉棒与FV营销相结合显示,FV摄入量增长最大,支持它们在学校的使用.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 营养 公共卫生 营养
- 预防儿童肥胖 预防儿童肥胖
- 基于学校的干预措施
背景情况:
- 儿童的水果和蔬菜 (FV) 摄入量仍然低于推水平,尽管有公共卫生倡议.
- 学校午餐沙拉吧是为了增加FV消费而推广的,但证据有限.
- 这项研究解决了对沙拉吧和营销对FV消费的影响进行严格研究的需要.
研究的目的:
- 评估学校午餐沙拉吧和水果/蔬菜 (FV) 营销对小学生的FV选择和消费的有效性.
- 为了比较单独的沙拉吧的影响,单独的FV营销,以及这两种干预措施的组合.
主要方法:
- 一个集群随机因子试验,涉及13所小学和3080名学生.
- 学校被分配到有FV营销,只有沙拉吧,只有FV营销或控制条件的沙拉吧.
- 客观测量新鲜FV选择和消费使用板废弃物方法在三个波段.
主要成果:
- 在条件之间没有观察到FV选择的显著差异.
- 与对照组相比,独立的沙拉条在10周后显著增加了84%的FV消费 (IRR=1.84),与对照组相比.
- 沙拉棒和FV营销的结合显示了FV消费的最强显著增加 (IRR=2.07).
结论:
- 独立的学校午餐沙拉吧在增加小学学生的FV消费方面是有效的.
- 沙拉吧和FV营销的联合干预带来了FV消费的最实质性的改善.
- 这些发现支持在学校广泛实施沙拉吧,以提高学生的体育摄入量.
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