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Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: the 5-a-Day Power Plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Perry, CL; Bishop, DB; Taylor, G; Murray, DM; Mays, RW; Dudovitz, BS; Smyth, M; Story, M
Published in: Am J Public Health
April 1998

OBJECTIVES: A randomized school based trial sought to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children using a multicomponent approach. METHODS: The intervention, conducted in 20 elementary schools in St. Paul, targeted a multiethnic group of children who were in the fourth grade in spring 1995 and the fifth grade in fall 1995. The intervention consisted of behavioral curricula in classrooms, parental involvement, school food service changes, and industry support and involvement. Lunchroom observations and 24-hour food recalls measured food consumption. Parent telephone surveys and a health behavior questionnaire measured psychosocial factors. RESULTS: The intervention increased lunchtime fruit consumption and combined fruit and vegetable consumption, lunchtime vegetable consumption among girls, and daily fruit consumption as well as the proportion of total daily calories attributable to fruits and vegetables. CONCLUSIONS: Multicomponent school-based programs can increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children. Greater involvement of parents and more attention to increasing vegetable consumption, especially among boys, remain challenges in future intervention research.

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Am J Public Health

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ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

April 1998

Volume

88

Issue

4

Start / End Page

603 / 609

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • Urban Health
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • School Health Services
  • Public Health
  • Program Evaluation
  • Parents
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Perry, C. L., Bishop, D. B., Taylor, G., Murray, D. M., Mays, R. W., Dudovitz, B. S., … Story, M. (1998). Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: the 5-a-Day Power Plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota. Am J Public Health, 88(4), 603–609. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.88.4.603
Perry, C. L., D. B. Bishop, G. Taylor, D. M. Murray, R. W. Mays, B. S. Dudovitz, M. Smyth, and M. Story. “Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: the 5-a-Day Power Plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota.Am J Public Health 88, no. 4 (April 1998): 603–9. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.88.4.603.
Perry CL, Bishop DB, Taylor G, Murray DM, Mays RW, Dudovitz BS, et al. Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: the 5-a-Day Power Plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota. Am J Public Health. 1998 Apr;88(4):603–9.
Perry, C. L., et al. “Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: the 5-a-Day Power Plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota.Am J Public Health, vol. 88, no. 4, Apr. 1998, pp. 603–09. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/ajph.88.4.603.
Perry CL, Bishop DB, Taylor G, Murray DM, Mays RW, Dudovitz BS, Smyth M, Story M. Changing fruit and vegetable consumption among children: the 5-a-Day Power Plus program in St. Paul, Minnesota. Am J Public Health. 1998 Apr;88(4):603–609.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Public Health

DOI

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

April 1998

Volume

88

Issue

4

Start / End Page

603 / 609

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • Urban Health
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • School Health Services
  • Public Health
  • Program Evaluation
  • Parents
  • Minnesota
  • Male
  • Humans