Eastern Michigan University
Differences in food intake, nutrition knowledge, and fitness assessment measurements in high school students who have completed the nutricise 4 life program and students who have not
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>The Nutricise 4 Life Program (N4L) is a school-based physical activity and nutrition education program for adolescents. It was hypothesized that dietary intake, nutrition knowledge, fitness assessment measurements and motivation/confidence to make healthier lifestyle choices would be improved in students participating in the N4L group compared to a control group. Twenty-eight students in 10th to 12th grade from 2 high schools in Pennsylvania participated. This quasi-experimental trial collected data over 19 weeks to assess program impact on dietary intake, nutrition knowledge, fitness assessment measurements, and motivation/confidence levels. The N4L group saw no improvements in dietary intake. Students in the intervention group demonstrated significant increases in nutrition knowledge. Likewise, body fat percentage was decreased in the intervention group. Participants perceived a positive program impact on their physical activity and eating patterns. The</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (MS)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Open Access Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Health Sciences
- Year
- 2009
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Blake, Malorie
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Anahita Mistry, PhD,Chair
- Judith Brooks, PhD, RD
- Nadine Wolf, MS, RD
Subjects
dc:subject × 5Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://commons.emich.edu/theses/256
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-1255