Effect of Nutritional Intervention on Food Choices of French Students in Middle School Cafeterias, Using an Interactive Educational Software Program (Nutri-Advice).

Objective To evaluate the impact of interactive Nutri-Advice kiosks on children's nutritional skills and their ability to apply it to food choices in a middle school cafeteria menu (food choice competencies). Design Quasi-experimental design; pre/post-test. Setting Freestanding interactive computer...

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Published in:Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 131 - 132
Main Authors: Turnin, Marie-Christine, Buisson, Jean-Christophe, Ahluwalia, Namanjeet, Cazals, Laurent, Bolzonella-Pene, Caroline, Fouquet-Martineau, Caroline, Martini, Pascale, Tauber, Maïthé, Hanaire, Hélène
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Feb2016
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          Turnin, Marie-Christine
          Buisson, Jean-Christophe
          Ahluwalia, Namanjeet
          Cazals, Laurent
          Bolzonella-Pene, Caroline
          Fouquet-Martineau, Caroline
          Martini, Pascale
          Tauber, Maïthé
          Hanaire, Hélène
        affil: Department of Diabetology, Metabolic and Nutrition Disease, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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          Nutritional Counseling Methods
          Schools In Adolescence
          Food Services In Adolescence
          Decision Making In Adolescence
          Human
          France
          Child
          Child Nutrition
          Child Health
          Adolescence
          Adolescent Nutrition
          Adolescent Health
          Quasi-Experimental Studies
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Computer Terminals Utilization
          Schools, Middle
          Descriptive Statistics
          Body Mass Index Evaluation
          Statistical Significance
          Paired T-Tests
          Health Behavior Evaluation
          Nutrition Education
          Software Utilization
          Child: 6-12 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
      ab: Objective To evaluate the impact of interactive Nutri-Advice kiosks on children's nutritional skills and their ability to apply it to food choices in a middle school cafeteria menu (food choice competencies). Design Quasi-experimental design; pre/post-test. Setting Freestanding interactive computer terminals (kiosks) were installed in three middle schools in Toulouse, France. Participants A total of 580 children were enrolled into the study (mean age, 13 ± 1 years). Intervention Each child's physiological profile was stored in a personal barcode card. During 1 school year, once a day, each child could access the kiosk with this card, trying to find the most balanced meal according to his or her profile and the food available on the cafeteria menu. Main Outcome Measures Children's food choice competency changes and body mass index z -score were evaluated. Analysis Significance of change in food choice competencies (postintervention vs baseline) was examined using paired t test. Results Across the study, children chose significantly less cheese and pastry or desserts, and significantly more starchy food and dairy, and tended to choose fruits and vegetables more often. Body mass index z -score decreased significantly during the period. Conclusions and Implications Personalized nutrition counseling through an interactive device has the potential to improve the food choice competencies of children.
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