Heart Healthy Knowledge, Food Patterns, Fatness, and Cardiac Risk Factors in Children Receiving Nutrition Education.

Stewart, Kerry J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ522343

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Publication Date: 1995

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Heart Healthy Knowledge, Food Patterns, Fatness, and Cardiac Risk Factors in Children Receiving Nutrition Education.

Stewart, Kerry J.; And Others

Journal of Health Education, v26 n6 p381-87 Nov-Dec 1995

Elementary students (n=900) received a nutrition education program focusing on cognitive and behavioral aspects of cardiovascular health. Assessments of their health knowledge and behavior were conducted at baseline and at five follow-up periods. Children increased their knowledge and improved food patterns, but among the cardiac risk factors, only systolic blood pressure improved. (SM)

Descriptors: Body Weight, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Health Education, Health Promotion, Life Style, Nutrition Instruction, Physical Health

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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