Department of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Jan;72(1):55-64. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.2016771. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
College is characterized by transition, students shifting from dependence to independence in numerous roles/responsibilities. Deficiencies in food/nutrition aptitudes and dietary intake exist, evidenced by declining physical well-being and poor eating patterns/practices within the population. Studies examining interventions to improve food/nutrition aptitudes and dietary intake among college students are limited. A nutrition education program, (), was developed and delivered to college students at a land-grant university. Online surveys assessed food/nutrition aptitudes and dietary intake pre-/post-/follow-up intervention. Of 86 participants, 71 pre-, 46 post-, and 20 follow-up surveys were completed. Several food/nutrition aptitudes improved ( ≤ 0.05), with greatest improvements in cooking skills/attitudes and healthy eating/grocery shopping self-efficacy ( < 0.01). Additionally, dietary intake of various micronutrients (vitamin C, magnesium, potassium) and fiber increased with statistical significance ( < 0.01). Results suggest is an effective nutrition education program to improve food/nutrition aptitudes and dietary intake amomg college students.
大学以过渡为特征，学生在众多角色/职责中从依赖转变为独立。存在食物/营养能力和饮食摄入的不足，表现在人口中身体幸福感下降和不良的饮食模式/习惯。研究检查改善大学生食物/营养能力和饮食摄入的干预措施的研究有限。开发了一项营养教育计划，（），并在一所赠地大学向大学生提供。在线调查评估了干预前后的食物/营养能力和饮食摄入。在 86 名参与者中，完成了 71 项预调查、46 项后调查和 20 项随访调查。一些食物/营养能力得到了提高（≤0.05），烹饪技能/态度和健康饮食/杂货店购物自我效能感的提高最为显著（<0.01）。此外，各种微量营养素（维生素 C、镁、钾）和纤维的膳食摄入量也有统计学意义的增加（<0.01）。结果表明，（）是一项有效的营养教育计划，可以提高大学生的食物/营养能力和饮食摄入。
