Department of Agribusiness, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2021 Apr;69(3):252-259. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1661845. Epub 2019 Sep 30.
Is dietary education, incentivized by financial rewards, effective in achieving improved dietary intake behavior of college students? Fifty-seven undergraduates (18-24 years old), non-nutrition major students. The intervention group participated in weekly nutrition education meetings which focused on MyPlate for four weeks. Both the control and the intervention groups completed two online surveys that assessed the students' knowledge and dietary behavior at the beginning and at the end of the 4-week education program. The respondents' diet quality was determined by their compliance with MyPlate and their Healthy Eating Index's recommendations. Students who received education showed the most improvement regarding their knowledge and dietary behavior. These respondents tripled their average per capita consumption of whole grains and increased their fruit and vegetable intakes. Educating college students to work toward improving their diets with the assistance of incentives may have positive effect on their health behaviors.
饮食教育（辅以经济奖励）是否能有效改善大学生的饮食摄入行为？ 五十七名本科生（18-24 岁），非营养专业学生。干预组每周参加四次营养教育会议，重点关注 MyPlate，为期四周。对照组和干预组均完成了两次在线调查，在教育计划开始和结束时评估学生的知识和饮食行为。受访者的饮食质量通过他们对 MyPlate 的遵守情况和健康饮食指数的推荐情况来确定。接受教育的学生在知识和饮食行为方面的改善最为明显。这些受访者将其人均全谷物消费量增加了两倍，并增加了水果和蔬菜的摄入量。在激励措施的帮助下，教育大学生改善饮食可能对他们的健康行为产生积极影响。
