Feed the Alien! The Effects of a Nutrition Instruction Game on Children's Nutritional Knowledge and Food Intake

BACKGROUND Computer games can increase children’s interest in learning, and then improve their nutritional knowledge, and their dietary intake behavior. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of computer games on preschool children's nutrition knowledge and junk food intake behavior. This study was a cross-sectional study. METHODS We recruited 104 preschool children age 5-6 years from preschools and randomly assign to experiment group (n=56) and control group (n=48). The researchers used Construct 2 to design and produce the "Healthy Rat King" computer game as a nutrition education tool for children. The computer game courses intervention was one hour per week for four consecutive weeks in experiment group, and the control group did not received computer game intervention. RESULTS The results showed that the nutrition knowledge score of children in experiment group were significant higher than the control group after four weeks of computer game course intervention, and the frequency of chocolate, candies, and ice cream intake was significantly reduced in experiment group after four weeks of computer game intervention. CONCLUSIONS computer game teaching suggested that improved children’s nutrition knowledge and decreased the frequency of junk food intake.

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The correlation between carbohydrate food intake and nutritional knowledge, attitude, behavior and self-efficacy among community people

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ◽

10.1016/s0168-8227(16)31077-4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 120 ◽

pp. S71

Author(s):

Mei Yuan Liu ◽

Mei-Yu Tu

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Community People ◽

Attitude Behavior

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The relationship of body shape perception, eating disorders, nutritional knowledge and food intake with nutritional status adolescent girls in Ayodya Pala

ARGIPA (Arsip Gizi dan Pangan) ◽

10.22236/argipa.v4i2.3829 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 74-84

Author(s):

Digahayu Ismayanti

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Food Intake ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Body Shape ◽

Shape Perception ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Youth groups who work as dancers are prone to malnutrition. The leaner body shape is considered to make it easier to move so that teens tend to limit food intake in order to achieve ideal body shape. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of perceptions of body shape, eating disorders, nutritional knowledge, and food intake with nutritional status in adolescent girls in Ayodya Pala. This research was conducted in May 2019 at the Ayodya Pala. The research was a cross-sectional study. This study used a total sampling technique, which means that the total population was the subject of research. The result showed that 58% of subjects had poor nutritional status, 50,8% of subjects had negative perceptions of body shape, 57,1% of subjects had eating disorders, 55,6% of subjects had less knowledge of nutrition. More than 50% of subjects were lack of energy and macronutrient intake. In conclusion, there was a significant relationship (p=0,000) between body shape perception, eating disorders, nutritional knowledge, and food intake with nutritional status. Keywords: Body Shape Perception, Food Intake, Eating Disorders, Nutritional Knowledge, Nutritional Status

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FACTORS RELATED TO BODY IMAGE AND IT CORRELATION WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Media Gizi Indonesia ◽

10.20473/mgi.v16i3.224-232 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 224

Author(s):

Lusiana Pradana Hariyanti ◽

Nila Reswari Haryana

Keyword(s):

Body Image ◽

Food Intake ◽

Literature Review ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Transition Period ◽

Female Adolescent ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Increase Risk ◽

Unbalanced Diet

Adolescence is the transition period from children to adults. Adolescents, especially girls, are vulnerable to nutritional problem, one of the factors is due to the perception of body image. Body image can aﬀect nutritional status if an individual has a negative body image, in which the perception that someone consciously or unconsciously cannot accept her body shape. It aﬀects the behavior of adolescent girls related to nutrition to achieve their body goal in various ways that increase risk of becoming nutritional problems (under or over nutrition). The aims of this study is ﬁnd out factors related to body image and it correlation with nutritional status in female adolescent using a literature review approach. This literature review research takes various sources of articles which published in the last 10 years (2010–2020) related to the research topics. Article were searched through the PubMed - Medline and Google Scholar databases using. Keywords ”body image”, ”nutritional status”, and ”adolescent girl”. Eighteen articles according to the topic and criteria were selected for review. Based on the results of the study, it was found that body image is related to the nutritional status of adolescent girls. This is related to the lack of nutritional knowledge of adolescent girls, which aﬀects to an unhealthy and unbalanced diet. Besides, there is also a correlation of physical activity that is not balanced with food intake and the role of the environment such as family and friends which also aﬀects knowledge, food intake, and body image of adolescent girls.

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HUBUNGAN PMBA, PENGETAHUAN GIZI, ASUPAN MAKAN DAN STATUS PENYAKIT INFEKSI DENGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA

JURNAL RISET GIZI ◽

10.31983/jrg.v8i2.6300 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 90-94

Author(s):

Mohammad Furqan ◽

Ahmad Faridi ◽

Alib Birwin ◽

Eka Susanti ◽

Rafly Zar

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Maternal Nutrition ◽

The Body ◽

Infants And Children ◽

P Value ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Feeding Patterns ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Nutritional status is fully determined by the nutrients the body needs and other factors that determine the amount of absorption and use of these substances.Objective: in this study to determine the relationship between infant and toddler feeding patterns, nutritional knowledge, infection status and food intake with the nutritional status of children under five in Pagelaran Village, Pandeglang.Method: The study design was cross sectional with all toddlers as respondents, aged 0 - 59 months.Result: Feeding patterns of infants and children (PMBA) with the same nutritional status as thin, thin and obese in providing food is still not right, namely 72.7 with no significant relationship where the p-value 0.05. Meanwhile, maternal nutrition knowledge, infectious disease status and food intake related to energy intake all did not have a significant relationship where the p-value was 0.05.Conclusion: The pattern of feeding infants and children by mothers is still not as expected, where the level of mother's knowledge is still low about how to feed babies and children (PMBA).

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A Study on Health-related Lifestyle, Dietary Habits, Nutritional Knowledge and Food Intake of the Elder in Gyeong-gi Area

The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition ◽

10.9799/ksfan.2015.28.6.1056 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 28 (6) ◽

pp. 1056-1064 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jae-Seon Jang ◽

Myung-Sun Hong

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Health Related

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Present status of nutrition instruction in dental schools

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1966.30.1.tb00035.x ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 82-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

KE Wessels

Keyword(s):

Present Status ◽

Nutrition Instruction ◽

Dental Schools

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Obesity and adiposity: the culprit of dietary protein efficacy

Clinical Science ◽

10.1042/cs20190583 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 134 (4) ◽

pp. 389-401

Author(s):

Carla El-Mallah ◽

Omar Obeid

Keyword(s):

Food Intake ◽

Behavioural Change ◽

Physiological Mechanism ◽

Short Term ◽

The Past ◽

Body Adiposity ◽

Reduce Sugar ◽

Eye Opening ◽

Potential Strategy ◽

Limitations And Exceptions

Abstract Obesity and increased body adiposity have been alarmingly increasing over the past decades and have been linked to a rise in food intake. Many dietary restrictive approaches aiming at reducing weight have resulted in contradictory results. Additionally, some policies to reduce sugar or fat intake were not able to decrease the surge of obesity. This suggests that food intake is controlled by a physiological mechanism and that any behavioural change only leads to a short-term success. Several hypotheses have been postulated, and many of them have been rejected due to some limitations and exceptions. The present review aims at presenting a new theory behind the regulation of energy intake, therefore providing an eye-opening field for energy balance and a potential strategy for obesity management.

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