BACKGROUND The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made substantial changes to the school meal standards. The media and public outcry have suggested that this has led to substantially more food waste. PURPOSE School meal selection, consumption, and waste were assessed before and after implementation of the new school meal standards. METHODS Plate waste data were collected in four ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effect on fruit and vegetable consumption, self reported, and psychological health of a "natural experiment"-the introduction of large scale food retailing in a deprived Scottish community. DESIGN Prospective quasi-experimental design comparing baseline and follow up data in an "intervention" community with a matched "comparison" community in Glasgow, UK. PARTICIPAN...

BACKGROUND Findings from studies examining the association between obesity and acute respiratory infection are inconsistent. Few studies have assessed the relationship between obesity-related behavioral factors, such as diet and exercise, and risk of acute respiratory infection. OBJECTIVE To determine whether community prevalence of obesity, low fruit/vegetable consumption, and physical inact...

Objectives: To assess the effect on fruit and vegetable consumption, self reported, and psychological health of a ‘‘natural experiment’’—the introduction of large scale food retailing in a deprived Scottish community. Design: Prospective quasi-experimental design comparing baseline and follow up data in an ‘‘intervention’’ community with a matched ‘‘comparison’’ community in Glasgow, UK. Partic...

OBJECTIVE To examine and quantify the potential dose-response relation between fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of all cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane library searched up to 30 August 2013 without language restrictions. Reference lists of retrieved articles. STUDY SELECTION Prospective cohort studies that reported risk esti...

OBJECTIVE Determine whether Color Me Healthy (CMH), an interactive nutrition and physical activity program for preschool children, increases fruit and vegetable consumption. DESIGN Intervention study. Data were collected at baseline, 1 week post-intervention, and 3 months post-intervention. SETTING Child care centers. PARTICIPANTS Preschool children (n = 263) in 17 child care centers. I...

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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify personal, behavioral, and environmental factors influencing fruit and vegetable consumption among 10- to 13-year-old low-income black American youth in the lower Mississippi Delta region. Social Cognitive Theory, along with other theoretical constructs, guided focus group questions and analysis. DESIGN A qualitative study using focus group m...

To change dietary behaviors, people must be motivated to do so. But intentions often do not translate into behavior. Strategic planning (as a mediator) is expected to move people from intention to action. However, individuals who lack perceived self-efficacy might fail to apply their plans when encountering challenging situations. Thus, self-efficacy might operate as a moderator variable when i...

OBJECTIVE An automated health counselor agent was designed to promote both physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption through a series of simulated conversations with users on their home computers. METHODS The agent was evaluated in a 4-arm randomized trial of a two-month daily contact intervention comparing: (a) physical activity; (b) fruit and vegetable consumption; (c) both inte...