Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the school-based educational intervention “FOODcamp” on dietary habits among 6th–7th graders (aged 11–13 years), focusing on the food groups: fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, discretionary food, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In this cluster-based...
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| author | Malene Outzen Anne-Vibeke Thorsen Aleksandra Davydova Camilla Thyregod Tue Christensen Ida Grønborg Ellen Trolle Marianne Sabinsky Gitte Ravn-Haren |
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| description | The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the school-based educational intervention “FOODcamp” on dietary habits among 6th–7th graders (aged 11–13 years), focusing on the food groups: fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, discretionary food, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In this cluster-based quasi-experimental controlled intervention study, 16 intervention classes (322 children) and 16 control classes (267 children) from nine schools were recruited during the school year 2019–2020. The children were asked to record their food intake for four consecutive days (Wednesday to Saturday) before (baseline) and after (follow-up) attending FOODcamp, using a validated self-administered web-based dietary record. Eligible dietary intake registrations from 124 and 118 children from the control and interventions classes, respectively, were included in the final statistical analysis. Hierarchical mixed model analysis was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. No statistically significant effects of participating in FOODcamp were found on the average food intake of the food groups eaten regularly (vegetables, fruit, vegetables/fruit/juice combined, or meat) (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Among the food groups not eaten regularly (fish, discretionary foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages), a non-significant tendency to lower odds of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages from baseline to follow-up (OR = 0.512; 95% CI: 0.261–1.003; <i>p</i> = 0.0510) was seen among FOODcamp participants compared to control participants. In conclusion, this study found no effect of the educational intervention FOODcamp on the dietary intake of vegetables, fruit, vegetable/fruit/juice combined, meat, fish, or sugar-sweetened beverages. The intake frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages tended to decrease among FOODcamp participants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dba036f5b4441e48d558383f68c48a12023-11-18T11:56:52ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-06-011512273510.3390/nu15122735Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case StudyMalene Outzen0Anne-Vibeke Thorsen1Aleksandra Davydova2Camilla Thyregod3Tue Christensen4Ida Grønborg5Ellen Trolle6Marianne Sabinsky7Gitte Ravn-Haren8National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Compute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkNational Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkThe present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the school-based educational intervention “FOODcamp” on dietary habits among 6th–7th graders (aged 11–13 years), focusing on the food groups: fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, discretionary food, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In this cluster-based quasi-experimental controlled intervention study, 16 intervention classes (322 children) and 16 control classes (267 children) from nine schools were recruited during the school year 2019–2020. The children were asked to record their food intake for four consecutive days (Wednesday to Saturday) before (baseline) and after (follow-up) attending FOODcamp, using a validated self-administered web-based dietary record. Eligible dietary intake registrations from 124 and 118 children from the control and interventions classes, respectively, were included in the final statistical analysis. Hierarchical mixed model analysis was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. No statistically significant effects of participating in FOODcamp were found on the average food intake of the food groups eaten regularly (vegetables, fruit, vegetables/fruit/juice combined, or meat) (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Among the food groups not eaten regularly (fish, discretionary foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages), a non-significant tendency to lower odds of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages from baseline to follow-up (OR = 0.512; 95% CI: 0.261–1.003; <i>p</i> = 0.0510) was seen among FOODcamp participants compared to control participants. In conclusion, this study found no effect of the educational intervention FOODcamp on the dietary intake of vegetables, fruit, vegetable/fruit/juice combined, meat, fish, or sugar-sweetened beverages. The intake frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages tended to decrease among FOODcamp participants.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/12/2735intervention studyfood camphealthy dietary habitsfood literacyprimary schoolnutrition |
| spellingShingle | Malene Outzen Anne-Vibeke Thorsen Aleksandra Davydova Camilla Thyregod Tue Christensen Ida Grønborg Ellen Trolle Marianne Sabinsky Gitte Ravn-Haren Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study Nutrients intervention study food camp healthy dietary habits food literacy primary school nutrition |
| title | Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study |
| title_full | Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study |
| title_short | Effect of School-Based Educational Intervention on Promoting Healthy Dietary Habits in Danish Schoolchildren: The FOODcamp Case Study |
| title_sort | effect of school based educational intervention on promoting healthy dietary habits in danish schoolchildren the foodcamp case study |
| topic | intervention study food camp healthy dietary habits food literacy primary school nutrition |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/12/2735 |
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