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| Whole grain nutrition education program improves whole grain knowledge and behaviors among community-dwelling older adults | | Author(s) | Lindsay R MacNab, Kristin Davis, Sarah L Francis, Catherine Violette |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol 36, no 4, October-December 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2017 |
| Pages | pp 189-198 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Cereals ; Diet ; Courses [adult education] ; Living in the community ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older Americans are not meeting their recommended whole grain (WG) intake. This pilot study determined the influence that a WG nutrition education initiative for community-residing adults aged 60+ has on WG knowledge and behaviours. The course included WG education and discussion, participation in hands-on activities and taste testing. Participants were mostly white women. Total grain and WG dietary intake frequencies (WG frequency; p <= 0.001), and "knowledge score" increased from PRE to POST (p = or is less than 0.001). Participants in PowerPoint-based classes had a higher "knowledge scores" at POST (p = 0.002). Nearly all (139, or 88.5%) intended to eat more WG foods, with almost two-thirds (93, or 59.3%) reporting a "strong" intention to do so. There was a positive association between strength of intention to eat WG foods and "WG frequency" at POST (r = 0.435, p = or is less than 0.001). Results suggest that this WG course is an effective strategy for improving WG knowledge and behaviours among older adults. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180119201 A |
| Classmark | YQJ: CFD: GP:VE: K4: 4UC: 7T |
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