Abstract
This pilot study tested the effects of an interactive nutrition education Web site on fruit, vegetable, and fat consumption in minority adolescents genetically at risk for Type 2 diabetes. A one-group nonexperimental pretest, posttest focus group design was used. Twenty-one sixth-grade to eighth-grade junior high adolescents who were minorities volunteered to participate. Participants received 5 hours of Web-based nutrition education over 3 weeks. A significant difference in fat consumption was supported from the computerized dietary assessment. No difference was found in fruit or vegetable consumption. Comparative data indicated a rise in body mass index (BMI) percentile from 88.03 (1999) to 88.40 (2002; boys) and 88.25 (1999) to 91.2 (2002; girls). Focus group responses supported the satisfaction of adolescents in the study with the use of the Web-based intervention for nutrition education. Healthy eating interventions using Web-based nutrition education should be further investigated with adolescents.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 67-79 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Clinical Nursing Research |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Adolescents
- Diabetes and nutrition education
- WWW
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)
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Pilot using world wide web to prevent diabetes in adolescents. / Long, JoAnn D.; Armstrong, Myrna L.; Amos, Elizabeth; Shriver, Brent; Roman-Shriver, Carmen; Feng, Du; Harrison, LaNell; Luker, Scott; Nash, Anita; Blevins, Monica Witcher.
In: Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, 02.2006, p. 67-79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Feng, Du
AU - Harrison, LaNell
AU - Luker, Scott
AU - Nash, Anita
AU - Blevins, Monica Witcher
PY - 2006/2
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