{"title":"Editorial Board/Board of Directors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(24)00483-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(24)00483-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 12","pages":"Page A3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren Haldeman (Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Advancing Research, Practice & Policy)
{"title":"Advancing the Field Through Systematic Reviews in Nutrition Education and Behavior","authors":"Lauren Haldeman (Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Advancing Research, Practice & Policy)","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.10.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 12","pages":"Page 844"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142792742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Leschewski PhD , Steven J. Pierce PhD , M. Catalina Aragon MS , Susan S. Baker EdD , Margaret Udahogora PhD, RD , Kylie Pybus MPH , Nicole Owens Duffy PhD , Annie J. Roe PhD, RDN , Kavitha Sankavaram PhD
{"title":"A Proposed Cost-Benefit Analysis of Adult EFNEP Utilizing Biomarkers of Chronic Disease Risk","authors":"Andrea Leschewski PhD , Steven J. Pierce PhD , M. Catalina Aragon MS , Susan S. Baker EdD , Margaret Udahogora PhD, RD , Kylie Pybus MPH , Nicole Owens Duffy PhD , Annie J. Roe PhD, RDN , Kavitha Sankavaram PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess whether the adult <em>Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program</em> (EFNEP) is a cost-effective intervention that generates sustained improvement in biomarkers of chronic disease risk.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A longitudinal quasi-experimental design with 2 parallel arms (untreated comparison vs EFNEP) and 4 waves of data collection (pretest, posttest, 6 months, and 12 months after completion).</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>Eligible adult EFNEP community settings in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, and Washington.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Free-living adults (n = 500) aged 18–50 years, with income ≤ 185% of the Federal Poverty Line.</div></div><div><h3>Intervention(s)</h3><div>Adult EFNEP delivered using an evidence-based curriculum, <em>Eating Smart</em> • <em>Being Active</em>.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measure(s)</h3><div>Chronic disease biomarkers (body mass index, blood pressure, and HbA1c), food and physical activity behaviors, dietary intake, health status, and demographics will be measured using objective biometric indicators, the Adult EFNEP Questionnaire, a 24-hour dietary recall, a health questionnaire, and demographic forms.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Linear mixed models will be used to assess whether adult EFNEP has a significant (<em>P</em> < 0.01) impact on 3 chronic disease biomarkers. The program's estimated impact on chronic disease biomarkers will be incorporated into a cost-benefit analysis framework to assess the economic value generated by adult EFNEP through chronic disease risk reduction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 12","pages":"Pages 904-917"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142299810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Klazine van der Horst MPH, PhD , Samantha Smith MS, RDN , Amy Blom MS, RDN , Loan Catalano BSc , Ana Isabel de Allmeida Costa MS, PhD , Joyce Haddad PhD, APD , Leslie Cunningham-Sabo PhD, RDN
{"title":"Outcomes of Children's Cooking Programs: A Systematic Review of Intervention Studies","authors":"Klazine van der Horst MPH, PhD , Samantha Smith MS, RDN , Amy Blom MS, RDN , Loan Catalano BSc , Ana Isabel de Allmeida Costa MS, PhD , Joyce Haddad PhD, APD , Leslie Cunningham-Sabo PhD, RDN","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the factors that make such programs successful, this systematic review compared the outcomes of children's participation in cooking interventions based on intervention characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of children's participation in cooking interventions published between 1998 and 2022 guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>All settings</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Children and parents.</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3><div>Cooking skills, food acceptance and dietary behavior.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Systematic search of 1,104 articles and review of 23 studies (42 articles) meeting inclusion criteria.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Interventions varied in participant age, settings, cooking sessions, and program length. Knowledge of cooking skills, self-efficacy, and child cooking involvement were the most frequent positive outcomes; improvements in dietary intake were rarely achieved. Seven studies had a high rating for research quality.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion and Implications</h3><div>Lack of standardized assessment, large variability in program characteristics, and insufficient intervention description made it difficult to discern best practices for children's cooking programs. Improvements in intervention development and measurement instruments are needed. Interventions that include hands-on cooking lessons seem promising in improving knowledge and self-efficacy; however, further exploration is required on the factors that make cooking programs successful in the long term.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 12","pages":"Pages 881-892"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dawn Earnesty PhD, RDN , Karen Franck PhD , Susan Baker EdD , Annie J. Roe PhD, RDN , Michael Puglisi PhD, RD , Kavitha Sankavaram PhD
{"title":"Standardizing Dietary Recall: A Necessity for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program","authors":"Dawn Earnesty PhD, RDN , Karen Franck PhD , Susan Baker EdD , Annie J. Roe PhD, RDN , Michael Puglisi PhD, RD , Kavitha Sankavaram PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This report explores the 24-hour dietary recall (24HDR) form used for the <em>Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program</em> (EFNEP). Dietary supplement use, amount of money spent on food, time being physically active, portion size consumed, foods reported by meals, and preparation of the meal were common components collected among 61 EFNEP programs. Components not included were instructions for the peer educator, use of food models/measuring cups, examples of foods/beverages, time food/beverages were consumed, color coding, and a prompt to review what was written. A standardized 24-hour dietary recall form with training protocols is recommended to uphold the integrity of data collection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 12","pages":"Pages 918-922"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zoe Harper MS, RD , Adriana Verdezoto Alvarado PhD , Sarah E. Katz MS , Alisha J. Rovner PhD , Elizabeth Anderson Steeves PhD, RD , Hollie A. Raynor PhD, RD , Shannon M. Robson PhD, MPH, RD
{"title":"Examining Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Outcomes of Produce Prescription (PPR) Programs: A Systematic Review","authors":"Zoe Harper MS, RD , Adriana Verdezoto Alvarado PhD , Sarah E. Katz MS , Alisha J. Rovner PhD , Elizabeth Anderson Steeves PhD, RD , Hollie A. Raynor PhD, RD , Shannon M. Robson PhD, MPH, RD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.06.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.06.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Outcomes from produce prescription (PPR) programs, an exemplar of a <em>Food is Medicine</em> intervention, have not been synthesized. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review to examine the impact of PPR programs on food security, fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and/or cardiovascular risk factors (HbA1c, blood pressure, and blood lipids).</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Searches were conducted across three databases (PubMed, CINAHL, and Web of Science). Eligible studies were published between August 2012 and April 2023, conducted in the US in child/family, or adult populations, written in English and had a PPR program as an exposure.</div></div><div><h3>Outcomes Variables Measured</h3><div>Food security, FV intake, and/or cardiovascular risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twenty studies ranging from a duration of between 6 weeks to 24 months were included. Of the 5 studies (3 in child/family and 4 in adult populations) that analyzed changes in food security status, all reported significant (<em>P</em> < 0.05) improvements after the PPR program. Approximately half of the included studies found significant (<em>P</em> < 0.05) increases in fruit, vegetable, and/or FV intake. Only studies in adult populations included cardiovascular risk factor outcomes. In these studies, mixed findings were reported; however, there were significant (<em>P</em> < 0.05) improvements in HbA1c when PPR programs enrolled individuals with type 2 diabetes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>PPR programs provide an opportunity to improve food security in child/family, and adult populations. Evidence to support whether PPR programs increase FV intake and improve cardiovascular disease risk factors outside of HbA1c in adult populations with high HbA1c upon enrollment is less known.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 11","pages":"Pages 794-821"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142114310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial Board/Board of Directors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1499-4046(24)00452-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1499-4046(24)00452-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 11","pages":"Page A2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142593265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jenna Bensko MS , Daniel J. Graham PhD , Soo K. Kang PhD , Yeeli Mui PhD , Megan P. Mueller PhD
{"title":"Impacts of Parental Food Choice Values on Children's Restaurant Eating Behavior Among Regular Restaurant Consumers With Low Income: A Latent Class Analysis","authors":"Jenna Bensko MS , Daniel J. Graham PhD , Soo K. Kang PhD , Yeeli Mui PhD , Megan P. Mueller PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.07.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To identify subgroups of parents’ food choice value systems and evaluate associations with restaurant eating behaviors of children.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Cross-sectional survey.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Parents with low income and children aged 2–11 years who were frequent restaurant visitors before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (n = 1,146).</div></div><div><h3>Main Outcome Measure(s)</h3><div>Past week restaurant meals and the healthfulness of child meal orders.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>We used latent class analysis to identify patterns of stated food choice values (convenience, taste, cost, cooking, nutrition, locality, socialization, and food safety reputation) among parents. Logistic and linear regression models evaluated differences in child restaurant eating behaviors across classes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three classes of parents’ stated food choice values were identified: hassle-free, indulgent, and multifaceted consumers (7.94%, 54.97%, and 37.09% of parents, respectively). The children of the hassle-free consumers class were 91% less likely to select a healthy entree than an unhealthy entree and were even less likely to select a healthy entree than those of the indulgent and multifaceted consumer classes (<em>P</em> < 0.02). The multifaceted consumers class ate from restaurants the most in the last week (2.4 vs 2.1 and 1.9 times; <em>P</em> < 0.02).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions and Implications</h3><div>This subgroup approach could inform future restaurant interventions by tailoring to differences in parents’ food choice values.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 11","pages":"Pages 760-774"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142593345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kate E. Killion MPH, RDN, Julia Gaiser BS, RDN, Alison Soucy BS, RDN, Molly E. Waring PhD
{"title":"Awareness and Use of MyPlate Among US Adults With Young Children","authors":"Kate E. Killion MPH, RDN, Julia Gaiser BS, RDN, Alison Soucy BS, RDN, Molly E. Waring PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.06.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jneb.2024.06.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine awareness, information-seeking, and use of MyPlate among US adults with young children.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2015–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>US adults aged 18–45 years with children ≤5 years.</div></div><div><h3>Variables measured</h3><div>Adults reported sociodemographic characteristics and whether they had heard of MyPlate, looked online for MyPlate information, or tried to follow the MyPlate plan.</div></div><div><h3>Analysis</h3><div>Logistic regression models estimated MyPlate awareness, information-seeking, and use by sociodemographic characteristics. Analyses were weighted to represent adults with young children nationally.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twenty-nine percent of US adults with young children were aware of MyPlate. MyPlate awareness was lower among men, racial/ethnic minorities, adults with less education, adults who speak a language other than English, and SNAP/WIC recipients. Among those who knew of MyPlate, 39% sought MyPlate information online, and 33% had tried to use the MyPlate plan. Men were less likely to look online for or follow the MyPlate plan than women. Mexican-American adults and WIC recipients were more likely to have tried to follow the MyPlate plan.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>MyPlate is an underutilized resource among families with young children. Efforts are needed to disseminate and encourage the use of MyPlate, particularly among marginalized groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior","volume":"56 11","pages":"Pages 822-828"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141996778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}