Incentivizing Children's Fruit and Vegetable Consumption: Results of a United States Pilot Study of the Food Dudes Program

被引:48
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作者
Wengreen, Heidi J. [1 ]
Madden, Gregory J. [2 ]
Aguilar, Sheryl S. [3 ]
Smits, Rochelle R. [2 ]
Jones, Brooke A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Utah State Univ, Dept Nutr Dietet & Food Sci, Logan, UT 84322 USA
[2] Utah State Univ, Dept Psychol, Logan, UT 84322 USA
[3] Utah State Univ, Appl Nutr Res Ctr, Logan, UT 84322 USA
基金
美国农业部;
关键词
children; vegetables; fruit; intervention studies; positive reinforcement; REWARDS-BASED INTERVENTION; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jneb.2012.06.001
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Objective: Preliminary evaluation in the United States (US) of a school-based fruit and vegetable (F/V) intervention, known as the Food Dudes (FD) program, developed in the United Kingdom. Methods: Over 16 days (Phase 1), elementary-school children (n = 253) watched short videos featuring heroic peers (the FD) eating F/V and received a reward for eating F/V served at lunchtime. In the 3 months that followed (Phase 2), children received increasingly intermittent rewards for eating F/V. Consumption was measured by photo analysis and assessment of skin carotenoids. Results: Fruit and vegetable intake increased significantly after Phases 1 and 2 (P < .001 for both). This effect was most discriminable among children who consumed no fruit (n = 100) or no vegetables (n = 119) at pre-intervention baseline. Among these children, F/V intake (combined) increased by 0.49 (0.53) cups per day. Conclusions and Implications: The FD program can increase F/V intake in US elementary schools.
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页码:54 / 59
页数:6
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