Fifty-six children were included in a study that evaluated the effectiveness of a garden program designed to teach health and nutrition to second through fi fth grade-level children. The specifi c objectives of the research project were to evaluate the effect of the program on nutritional knowledge of the benefi ts of eating fruit and vegetables, nutritional attitudes toward fruit and vegetable...

BACKGROUND Food and nutrition education allows individuals to build knowledge and values, reframe their food practices, and develop strategies for a healthy diet. Food choices within the diet represent a determinant of individual health status. Regardless of the food quality, the consumption of calorie-dense foods does not promote better health conditions for the population and can worsen emerg...

Connections with a local mental health service for young people, headspace, led to collaboration between local health service dietitian’s and headspace staff. This partnership enables early detection and treatment of young people with disordered eating in Tamworth NSW. A project identified the need to enhance staff awareness of nutrition and disordered eating, improved management of young peopl...

The annual survey of Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG)members’ educational needswas conducted via an online survey sent to 1036 CAG members in March 2016. A total of 100 individuals responded to the survey, of which 95 went on to rate educational topics. Similar to previous years, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) topics were most in demand for future educational events. Other highl...

The annual survey of Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG)members’ educational needswas conducted via an online survey sent to 1036 CAG members in March 2016. A total of 100 individuals responded to the survey, of which 95 went on to rate educational topics. Similar to previous years, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) topics were most in demand for future educational events. Other highl...

BACKGROUND Improving nutrition knowledge among children may help them to make healthier food choices. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and acceptability of a novel educational intervention to increase nutrition knowledge among primary school children. METHODS We developed a card game 'Top Grub' and a 'healthy eating' curriculum for use in primary schools. Thirty-eight sta...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the effect of an interactive, school-based, self-esteem education program on the body image and eating attitudes and behaviors of young male and female adolescents following the program and after 12 months. METHOD All 470 eligible students (63% female) aged 11-14 years volunteered to participate. The intervention group students participated in the program, wherea...

PURPOSE Individual psychological factors such as mental conditions and self-esteem and family relational factors are thought to be predisposing factors in the development of eating disorders. In this study, we conducted a survey of 12-15 year-old public junior high school students to extract factors related to abnormal eating behavior and determine what information could be used by schools to p...