Impact of Nutritional Education Intervention on Food Choice Motivations and Eating Behaviors Among Latin American University Students

Nutritional interventions can help to develop healthy eating patterns during the transition to university, which is a critical transition for all college students. This research aims to analyze eating behaviors and food choices through sustainable nutritional education interventions with college stu...

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Published in:American journal of health education 2024-09, Vol.55 (5), p.353-362
Main Authors: Enriquez, Jean Pierre, Hernandez Santana, Adriana, Del-Cid, Dulce Yanira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Colleges & universities
Control Groups
Eating
Eating behavior
Economic factors
Education
Food
Group dynamics
Health education
Impact analysis
Intervention
Nutrition
Nutrition Instruction
Project development
Social behavior
Social networks
Social organization
Students
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Summary:Nutritional interventions can help to develop healthy eating patterns during the transition to university, which is a critical transition for all college students. This research aims to analyze eating behaviors and food choices through sustainable nutritional education interventions with college students from a multinational university in Latin-America. The nutritional intervention had eight sessions emphasizing lifestyle nutrition patterns. There was an intervention group (n = 85), and a control group (n = 80). This research evaluated the eating behaviors and food choice motivators before and after the intervention. The nutrition education interventions showed that the group under intervention improved, changing from unhealthy to moderately healthy habits, whereas the control groups remained in unhealthy eating behaviors. Food choice motivations slightly differ from the two groups after the intervention. The control group students reflected on their lack of awareness of good eating habits so that current trends could influence their food choices in social networks associated with the pandemic, economic factors, and supply. The findings from this research highlight opportunities for Certified Health Education Specialists focused on project development and evaluation.
ISSN:1932-5037
2168-3751
DOI:10.1080/19325037.2024.2338072