Hopefully, this topic interests you as much as it does to us!

Countless research has shown that….

• Education on nutrition plays a prominent role in shaping one’s mindset and lifestyle due to its influential role in personal food choices and in maintaining one’s health and illness prevention (Devine, 1998)
• The average of fruits and vegetables consumption is found to be higher after a nutrition course was delivered to students (Ha et al., 2008) –> the average daily consumption of fresh vegetable before the nutrition course was delivered was 0.46 cups by the college students, the average consumption increased to 1.2 cups/day after the course was delivered (Ha et al., 2008)
• 80% of students who received education on nutrition label reading are more likely to read about caloric information than those who were not taught the skill (Marietta, 1999)
• poor food choices along with poor health choices, may lead to greater risks of some chronic diseases (Georgiou, 2007)

While current studies are often conducted on the same group of participants immediately before and after a nutritional class, little has been conducted to show an overall difference amongst groups of educated students who receive consistent nutritional education and those who do not. This study will provide an in depth statistical analysis on potential snack food choice differences between two groups of equally educated participants from different programs of study. As nutritional knowledge is evolving over the years, this topic is most likely a topic of interest for further research in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

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References:

Devine, C. M., Connors, M., Bisogni C. A., Sobal, J. (1998). Life-Course Influences on Fruit and Vegetable Trajectories: Qualitative Analysis of Food Choices.Journal of Nutrition Education, 30(6), 361-370.

Georgiou, C. C., Betts, N. M., Hoerr, S. L., Keim, K., Peters, P. K., Stewart, S. B., Voichick, V. (1997). Among Young Adults, College Students and Graduates Practiced more Healthful Habits and made more Healthful Food Choices than did Nonstudents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 97(7), 754-759.

Ha., E. J., Caine-Bish. N. (2009). Effect of Nutrition Intervention Using a General Nutrition Course for Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption among College Students. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 41(2), 103-109.

Marietta, A. B., Welshimer, K. J., Anderson, A.L. (1999). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of College Students Regarding the 1990 Nutrition Labeling Education Act food Labels. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 99(4), 445-449