UP - logo
E-viri
Recenzirano Odprti dostop
  • Previous Gardening Experien...
    Evans, Alexandra, PhD; Ranjit, Nalini, PhD; Fair, Cori N., MPH; Jennings, Rose, DrPH(c), MPhil; Warren, Judith L., PhD

    Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 10/2016, Letnik: 48, Številka: 9
    Journal Article

    Abstract Objective To examine if gardening experience and enjoyment are associated with vegetable exposure, preferences, and consumption of vegetables among low-income third-grade children. Design Cross-sectional study design, using baseline data from the Texas! Grow! Eat! Go! study. Setting Twenty-eight Title I elementary schools located in different counties in Texas. Participants Third-grade students (n = 1,326, 42% Hispanic) Main Outcome Measures Gardening experience, gardening enjoyment, vegetable exposure, preference, and consumption. Analysis Random-effects regression models, adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, and body mass index percentile of child, estimated means and standard errors of vegetable consumption, exposure, and preference by levels of gardening experience and enjoyment. Wald χ2 tests evaluated the significance of differences in means of outcomes across levels of gardening experience and enjoyment. Results Children with more gardening experience had greater vegetable exposure and higher vegetable preference and consumed more vegetables compared with children who reported less gardening experience. Those who reported that they enjoyed gardening had the highest levels of vegetable exposure, preference, and consumption. Conclusions and Implications Garden-based interventions can have an important and positive effect on children's vegetable consumption by increasing exposure to fun gardening experiences.