Examining the long-term effectiveness of a culinary nutrition education intervention on children's dietary practices and variety

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a culinary nutrition education program at a 3-month follow-up, in terms of children's dietary practices and variety. The randomized-controlled trial was conducted among Malaysian children aged 10–11 years, in a school-based setting. The main inte...

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Published in:Human nutrition & metabolism 2024-06, Vol.36, p.200266, Article 200266
Main Authors: Ng, Choon Ming, Kaur, Satvinder, Koo, Hui Chin, Mukhtar, Firdaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Cooking
Diet
Health promotion
Intervention
Malaysia
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Summary:The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a culinary nutrition education program at a 3-month follow-up, in terms of children's dietary practices and variety. The randomized-controlled trial was conducted among Malaysian children aged 10–11 years, in a school-based setting. The main intervention components include a parent-child session on the home food environment, followed by 5 experiential healthy meal preparation sessions, conducted fortnightly with each session lasting an hour. Dietary data were collected using an adapted guided form, in line with the Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents at baseline, post-intervention, and a 3-month follow-up (intervention: n = 41, control: n = 42, drop-out rate: 15.3 %). Overall, the children recruited were mainly from low-to middle-income households (76 %) whose families attained at least secondary or tertiary education (95 %). At the 3-month follow-up, significant group and time interaction effect (p 
ISSN:2666-1497
2666-1497
DOI:10.1016/j.hnm.2024.200266