Effects Of Nutrition Interventions On The Food Choices Of...

Impact of Nutrition Interventions on the Food Choices of High School 9th Grade Classes Introduction Due to the high rates of youth obesity in the United States, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese in 2012, School nutrition has become an increasingly important factor in the health of all students (1). School nutrition officials are constantly evolving with changing laws, regulations and preferences in order to influence student physical health and practices in a positive way. In order to support these efforts, research must be done to determine if nutrition interventions in school classrooms do indeed have a positive effect on student choices. If changes in student health are to be achieved, then the†¦show more content†¦Limitations Although as many factors as possible were controlled during the time of this study, some limitations could not be manipulated by the researcher. These limitations included each student’s choice to focus on and learn from the provided lesson, the time of the day at which the lesson was presented and th e nutrition habits of students before the lesson. Background/Review of Literature As the research for this area of study grows, it is becoming increasingly apparent that School nutrition interventions are crucial tools to improve student health. There are numerous articles that have completed research into the efficacy and impact of nutrition interventions on students in all levels of school. According to one article, between the years of 1991 and 2010 over 43 studies were published and showed a pooled reduction of 17% in the BMI of tested students (2). As seen in multiple sources of literature, most nutrition interventions do seem to have a lasting effect on those involved (3,4,5,6). On web-based intervention, for example, provided health and nutrition information to 336 students. Upon completion of this study, it was found that BMI decreased significantly for those who demonstrated BMIs above the 85th% and did not change significantly for those at a normal weight (4). Overall according to recent research, nutrition interventions a re definitely improving the