Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

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Effects of Short-Term Food Additive Nutrition Education Including Hands-on Activities on Food Label Use and Processed-Food Consumption Behaviors: among 5th Grade Elementary School Students

실험활동을 활용한 단기 식품첨가물 영양교육이 식품표시 이용 및 가공식품섭취 행동에 미치는 효과: 서울시 일부 초등학교 5학년생을 대상으로

  • Kim, Ji-Hye (Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Sungshin Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Min (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
  • 김지혜 (성신여자대학교 교육대학원 영양교육) ;
  • 이승민 (성신여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2011.08.10
  • Accepted : 2011.10.25
  • Published : 2011.10.31
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Abstract

This study evaluated effects of food additive nutrition education on food additives-related knowledge, subjective awareness, and perception and dietary behaviors of food label use and processed-food intake. The study subjects were 5th grade students attending an elementary school in Seoul. A total of 101 subjects were assigned to either education (N = 50) or control (N = 51) group, and 3 food additive nutrition education classes were implemented to the education group. Self-administered questionnaires were collected from all the participants twice, a week before and after the nutrition education to compare the changes between two groups. The food additives-related knowledge and subjective awareness significantly improved in the education group compared to the control group. The changes in perceived harmfulness and perceived necessity for taste were also detected significantly different between the two groups, with more positive changes in the education group. Dietary behaviors of checking food labels and trying to purchase processed-foods with less food additives improved in the education group at a significant level in comparison with the control group. Additionally changes in intake frequency of several processed-food items were significantly different between the groups, again in a more positive direction in the education group. The study findings showed short-term food-additive nutrition education including hands-on activities could positively modify elementary school children's food additives-related knowledge, perception, and certain dietary behaviors, stressing better settlement of in-class nutrition education within an elementary school's education curriculum.

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