A brief educational intervention increases knowledge of the sugar content of foods and drinks but does not decrease intakes in scottish children aged 10-12 years

Tania L. Griffin; Diane M. Jackson; Geraldine McNeill; Lorna S. Aucott; Jennie I. Macdiarmid

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2015.03.009

A brief educational intervention increases knowledge of the sugar content of foods and drinks but does not decrease intakes in scottish children aged 10-12 years

Tania L. Griffin, Diane M. Jackson, Geraldine McNeill, Lorna S. Aucott, Jennie I. Macdiarmid

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve children's knowledge of the sugar content of food and beverages. METHODS: Cluster-randomized, controlled trial with 268 children (aged 10-12 years) from 14 primary schools in Aberdeen, Scotland. The intervention group received 2 interactive classroom sessions about sugar. A questionnaire to assess knowledge was completed at baseline and 4, 10, and 34 weeks postintervention. Dietary intake was assessed by food frequency questionnaire at baseline and on weeks 10 and 34. RESULTS: After the intervention, the intervention group demonstrated greater knowledge of sugar than did the control group (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-373.e1
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume	47
Issue number	4
Early online date	5 May 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2015.03.009
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2015

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children, cluster-randomized controlled trial, knowledge, sugar

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A brief educational intervention increases knowledge of the sugar content of foods and drinks but does not decrease intakes in scottish children aged 10-12 years. / Griffin, Tania L.; Jackson, Diane M.; McNeill, Geraldine et al.
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