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ERIC Number: EJ656248
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Nutrition Knowledge and Food Choices of Elementary School Children.
Kandiah, Jay; Jones, Charlotte
Early Child Development and Care, v172 n3 p269-73 Jun 2002
Investigated the effect of a 3-week school-based nutrition education program on nutrition knowledge and healthy food choices of fifth graders randomly assigned to experimental or control group. Found that the experimental group exhibited a significant increase in nutrition knowledge from pretest to posttest and significant change in compliance in meeting the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid's recommendations. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students, Knowledge Level, Nutrition, Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Food Guide Pyramid; Food Selection