Date Approved
2009
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department or School
Health Sciences
Committee Member
Anahita Mistry, PhD,Chair
Committee Member
Judith Brooks, PhD, RD
Committee Member
Nadine Wolf, MS, RD
Abstract
The Nutricise 4 Life Program (N4L) is a school-based physical activity and nutrition education program for adolescents. It was hypothesized that dietary intake, nutrition knowledge, fitness assessment measurements and motivation/confidence to make healthier lifestyle choices would be improved in students participating in the N4L group compared to a control group. Twenty-eight students in 10th to 12th grade from 2 high schools in Pennsylvania participated. This quasi-experimental trial collected data over 19 weeks to assess program impact on dietary intake, nutrition knowledge, fitness assessment measurements, and motivation/confidence levels. The N4L group saw no improvements in dietary intake. Students in the intervention group demonstrated significant increases in nutrition knowledge. Likewise, body fat percentage was decreased in the intervention group. Participants perceived a positive program impact on their physical activity and eating patterns. The
Recommended Citation
Blake, Malorie, "Differences in food intake, nutrition knowledge, and fitness assessment measurements in high school students who have completed the nutricise 4 life program and students who have not" (2009). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 256.
https://commons.emich.edu/theses/256