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Planning, Implementation, And Formative Evaluation Of A Food Literacy Program, Heather M. Thomas

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

The overall purpose of this dissertation was to examine the planning, implementation, and formative evaluation of a community-based food literacy program for youth. Article 1 provided a summary of the community-based cooking program for at-risk youth. Objectives included the provision of applied food literacy and cooking skills education augmented with fieldtrips to local farms. Eight at-risk youth (five girls and three boys, mean age = 14.6) completed the intervention. Post intervention, five of eight participants completed in-depth interviews about their experiences.

Article 2 was a formative evaluation of the cooking program focused on gaining an understanding of participants’ (i.e., at-risk …

Eat The Rainbow! An Evaluation Of A Short-Term Fruit And Vegetable Nutrition Education Intervention For Elementary School Children, Elizabeth Diane Miller

Masters Theses

Objective: To test differences on mean fruit and vegetable (FV) eaten, liking, preference, and self-efficacy scores among 3 modes of nutrition education intervention after a 3-week intervention.

Design: Convenience sample, pre- and post-test, quasi-experimental design.

Setting: Three elementary schools in a rural Eastern Tennessee County.

Participants: Participants were 160 3^rd-5^th graders.

Interventions: Three study schools: experiential (nutrition education, taste tests, and learning activity), conventional (nutrition education and learning activity), and control (learning activity).

Main Outcome Measures: Changes in pre- to post-intervention mean FV eaten, liking, preference, and self-efficacy scores.

Analysis: Mixed model ANOVA to compare the mean …

Nutritional Ergogenic Aids: The Influences Of Carbohydrate-Protein Supplementation During Endurance Exercise, Adriana Marina Coletta

Masters Theses

Mixed results, in terms of performance benefits, have been found when comparing carbohydrate (CHO) and carbohydrate-protein (CHO-P) supplementation during endurance exercise. Thus this study assessed performance from three different supplements (CHO-P, CHO, double carbohydrate [CHO-CHO]) as compared to a placebo (PLA) during a time trial (TT) run. Twelve male recreational runners (age = 32.4 ± 9.5 yrs; body mass index [BMI] = 22.7 ± 1.5 kg/m2; VO2max = 59.68 ± 7.53 mL/kg body weight; 100% white) individually completed four, 12-mile TT runs, 7-10 days apart, at about 75% of the their race pace. Dietary and physical activity consistency within the …

The Effects Of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation On Lower-Body Hypertrophy-Type Resistance Exercise, Benjamin Mclean Carr

Dissertations

A number of studies have demonstrated the ergogenic effects of induced-alkalosis on high-intensity intermittent exercise performance. Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) administration on a high-volume hypertrophy-type resistance exercise regimen for the lower body. Methods: In a double-blind counterbalanced manner, 12 resistance-trained male participants (mean ± SD; age = 20.3 ± 2 yr, mass = 88.3 ± 13.2 kg, height = 1.80 ± 0.07 m), with a minimum of two years of training experience, ingested either 0.3 g˙kg^-1 of NaHCO₃ or calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) …

Home Food Availability, Dietary Intake And Child Weight Status, Manasi Barot

Masters Theses

Background: Childhood obesity is a critical public health problem. There is a crucial need to identify environmental factors that either encourage or prevent obesogenic behaviors. The home food environment is one of the primary environments in which children are exposed to food. Therefore, it is crucial to study how the home food availability influences dietary intake and weight status. Objective: This study examines parental report of household food availability of fruits, vegetables, and milk, and its association with child weight status and child dietary intake of these foods. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, based on surveys from 489 students …

Nutrition Knowledge And Child Care Feeding Practices Of Early Childhood Education Students: A Preliminary Study, Sarah Jill White

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to describe the nutrition knowledge and child care feeding practices of Early Childhood Education students in a university setting. Thirty-three Early Childhood Education students from seven geographically diverse universities completed a web-based survey assessing nutrition knowledge and child feeding practices. A nutrition knowledge instrument was developed and validated to measure knowledge of nutrition for preschool-aged children. The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire, which has been previously validated in parents, was slightly modified and used to assess child feeding practices. Mean scores for the nutrition knowledge and child feeding practices were determined. Multivariate analyses were conducted …

Examining Dietary Acculturation In Hispanic Males Residing In South Mississippi, Diana Katherine Cuy Castellanos

Dissertations

This study explored dietary behavior in terms of dietary intake, dietary intake change and dietary contributing factors in a sample of Hispanic males residing in southern Mississippi that are at various stages of the acculturation process. Grounded theory and the bidimensional acculturation model were incorporated to identify the dietary factors and assess acculturation in each participant. Qualitative and quantitative measures were used in data collection. Qualitative measurements included Semistructured interviews, a focus group, and photovoice with group interviews. The ARSMA-II, Marginality Scale, Fruit/Vegetable and Fat Food Screeners, a psychosocial dietary questionnaire, and the New Vital Signs Food Label for Health …

Efecto De La Inclusión De Allzyme ® Ssf En La Dieta De Pollos De Engorde De Línea Ross 308 Sobre Los Parámetros Productivos, Diego Felipe Gómez Esguerra, Diego Armando Roa Salcedo

Zootecnia

El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el Efecto de la inclusión del complejo enzimático Allzyme® SSF sobre los parámetros productivos en la dieta de pollos de engorde. La investigación se llevo a cabo en los galpones de la Universidad de La Salle en Bogotá D.C. República de Colombia. Se emplearon 100 pollas de la línea Ross 308, los cuales fueron evaluados desde el día 1 hasta el día 35. Se evaluaron dos tratamientos. En el tratamiento uno los animales que fueron alimentados con un concentrado convencional y sin la adición del complejo enzimático Allzyme® SSF. El tratamiento dos tiene …

Evaluación De La Estabilidad De La Leche Y Su Relación Con El Porcentaje De Proteína En Dos Hatos De La Sabana De Bogotá, Luis Alberto Benítez Morales, Germán Alejandro Ordoñez Lozano

Zootecnia

La investigación se llevó a cabo en dos fincas de la sabana de Bogotá con el objetivo de evaluar la relación existente entre la estabilidad proteica y su contenido porcentual en la leche. Se emplearon 30 vacas divididas en 15 animales para cada una de las fincas, se dividieron los animales en tres grupos de acuerdo a su etapa de lactancia. Se tomaron 180 muestras y los datos obtenidos en las distintas evaluaciones fueron analizadas mediante el programa estadístico Statgraphic donde se realizó el análisis de correlaciones lineales de Pearson, para ver el nivel de asociación entre las variables: proteína, …