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  • Title: [Study on effects of eating behaviors intervention for 3-5 years old children in Beijing and Shanghai].
    Author: Pan L, Zhang H, Lai J, Zou S, Dong W, Yang J, Yang Q.
    Journal: Wei Sheng Yan Jiu; 2012 Mar; 41(2):220-4. PubMed ID: 22611929.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To improve the unhealthy eating behaviors in 3-5 years old children and enrich the nutrition knowledge of their parents by the multi-channel health education intervention, and evaluate the effects of intervention. METHODS: By random multi-stage cluster sampling, 810 children (3-5 years old) and their parents were selected from Beijing and Shanghai respectively. The period of intervention was 6 months. Questionnaire surveys about children's eating behavior and the knowledge of their parents were conducted before and after the intervention. RESULTS: After the intervention, the proportion of partial eclipse and drinking beverage declined from 44.5% and 70.4% to 35.5% and 31.7% respectively. The proportion of having regular meal time, fixed dining place, eating by oneself, fix quantify diet and concentrating on food elevate from 80.0%, 87.3%, 73.4%, 32.1% and 27.1% to 92.1%, 90.2%, 83.7%, 44.3% and 40.1%. The awareness about nutrition in parents increased and the attitude to the children's eating behaviors improved after the intervention. CONCLUSION: The intervention has some effects on the improvement of the children' s unhealthy eating behaviors and their parents' nutrition knowledge and attitude.
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