Department of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea.
Department of Early Childhood Education, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea.
Nutrients. 2019 Jul 13;11(7):1590. doi: 10.3390/nu11071590.
The preschool years are a sensitive period for the development of food preferences that will affect physical growth and life-long health. The promotion of healthy eating and nutritional status was achieved by adapting the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Mission X (MX) Program among young children in South Korea. The intervention program was delivered by nutritional experts and class teachers over 10 weeks. Children from 37 school classes ( = 534) from 7 daycares and kindergartens were randomized into a control group (CG, = 280) and an intervention group (IG, = 254). Parents were surveyed for their children's characteristics and nutrition quotient (NQ) at baseline and at the 10-week follow-up. At baseline, 18.8% (boys: 18.9%; girls: 18.8%) of the subjects were overweight or obese (body mass index ≥ 85th percentile). After the intervention, the mean differences in various anthropometric measures did not differ significantly between the groups in a linear regression model adjusted for age, sex, and type of school. The NQ grades were significantly higher in the IG than the CG after the intervention ( = 0.000). In summary, the 10-week South Korean MX program improved the eating behaviors and nutrition status of young children. A further multisector prevention program is needed to prevent childhood obesity in young children.
学龄前是发展食物偏好的敏感时期，这将影响儿童的体格生长和终生健康。韩国通过在幼儿中实施美国国家航空航天局（NASA）“任务 X（MX）计划”，促进了健康饮食和营养状况。该干预计划由营养专家和班主任在 10 周内实施。来自 7 所日托和幼儿园的 37 个班级（=534 名）的儿童被随机分为对照组（CG，=280 名）和干预组（IG，=254 名）。在基线和 10 周随访时，家长对其子女的特征和营养商数（NQ）进行了调查。基线时，18.8%（男孩：18.9%；女孩：18.8%）的受试者超重或肥胖（体重指数≥第 85 百分位）。在干预后，线性回归模型调整年龄、性别和学校类型后，两组在各种人体测量指标的平均差异无统计学意义。干预后，IG 的 NQ 等级明显高于 CG（=0.000）。总之，为期 10 周的韩国 MX 计划改善了幼儿的饮食行为和营养状况。需要进一步采取多部门预防计划，以预防幼儿肥胖。
