Outcomes of a High School Program to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Gimme 5 - A Fresh Nutrition Concept for Students

This paper describes an intervention to increase high school students' fruit and vegetable consumption. Twelve schools were randomized to intervention or control conditions. The cohort (2,213 students; 56% females, 84% Caucasian) were followed from 9th to 12th grades. Interventions comprised a...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 1998-08, Vol.68 (6), p.248-253
Main Authors: Nicklas, Theresa A., Johnson, Carolyn C., Myers, Leann, Farris, Rosanne P., Cunningham, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Analysis of Variance
Behavior Change
Case-Control Studies
Child Nutrition Sciences - education
Cohort Studies
Comprehensive School Health Education
Control Groups
Demography
Diet
Diet - standards
Diet - trends
Eating Habits
Female
Fruit
Fruits
Health Behavior
Health Education - organization & administration
Health Education - statistics & numerical data
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
High School Students
High Schools
Humans
Innovations
Knowledge Level
Male
Mass Media Use
North Dakota
Nursing
Nutrition counseling
Nutrition education
Nutrition Instruction
Parent Participation
Program Evaluation
Secondary schools
Student Behavior
Vegetables
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Summary:This paper describes an intervention to increase high school students' fruit and vegetable consumption. Twelve schools were randomized to intervention or control conditions. The cohort (2,213 students; 56% females, 84% Caucasian) were followed from 9th to 12th grades. Interventions comprised a media campaign, classroom workshops, school meal modification, and parental support. Usual daily servings of fruit/vegetables increased 14% in the intervention compared to the control group (p>0.001) the first three years. At follow‐up, consumption within the control group also increased, resulting in no significant difference between groups. Intervention group knowledge scores and awareness indicators were significantly higher than those of the control group (p
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1998.tb06348.x