Aflague Tanisha F, Badowski Grazyna, Sanchez Hyett, Sablan Dwight, Schroeder Catherine M, Sanchez Eloise, Leon Guerrero Rachael T
College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
Office of Research & Sponsored Programs, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
Nutrients. 2021 Dec 27;14(1):93. doi: 10.3390/nu14010093.
Early childhood interventions have the potential to promote long-term healthy eating and physical activity habits to prevent obesity. However, research studies including indigenous young children are lacking. This study examined the effectiveness of the Food Friends: Fun with New Foods™ and Get Movin' with Mighty Moves™ (FFMM) curricula on willingness to try fruits and vegetables (FV) and gross motor (GM) skills among preschoolers in Guam. A pre-post community-based study included preschoolers from Head Start (HS), gifted and talented education (Pre-GATE), and Pre-Kindergarten programs during school years (SY) 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. In SY2017-2018, the intervention group had a significant increase in imported FV when compared with the other three groups. No significant differences between groups were found on the other FV scales. Regarding gross motor skills, no significant differences between groups were found. In SY2018-2019, the intervention group had a significant increase in all FV scales except imported FV when compared with the enhanced intervention group. With gross motor skills, no significant differences were found between groups on its progress. These results warrant FFMM adaptations for the prevention of obesity among Guam preschoolers.
幼儿期干预措施有潜力促进长期健康的饮食习惯和身体活动习惯，以预防肥胖。然而，针对包括原住民幼儿在内的研究却很匮乏。本研究考察了“食物伙伴：探索新食物的乐趣™”和“与活力动作一起动起来™”（FFMM）课程对关岛学龄前儿童尝试水果和蔬菜（FV）的意愿以及大肌肉运动（GM）技能的效果。一项基于社区的前后对照研究纳入了2017 - 2018学年和2018 - 2019学年参加“启智计划”（HS）、资优教育（学前资优班）和学前班项目的学龄前儿童。在2017 - 2018学年，与其他三组相比，干预组进口FV的摄入量显著增加。在其他FV量表上，各小组之间未发现显著差异。关于大肌肉运动技能，各小组之间未发现显著差异。在2018 - 2019学年，与强化干预组相比，干预组除进口FV外，在所有FV量表上均显著增加。关于大肌肉运动技能，各小组在其进展方面未发现显著差异。这些结果表明，FFMM课程需进行调整，以预防关岛学龄前儿童肥胖。
