Development and Evaluation of a Nutrition Education Program on Sodium Reduction in Elementary School Students

초등학생 대상 싱겁게 먹기 영양교육 프로그램의 개발 및 효과평가

  • Jung, Yun-Young (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Shin, Eun-Kyung (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jin (Prevention and Management Center, Daegu.Gyeongbuk Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Disease Center) ;
  • Lee, Nan-Hee (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Chun, Byung-Yeol (Health Promotion Research Center in Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Ann, Moon-Young (Public Health Division, Daegu Metropolitan City) ;
  • Lee, Yeon-Kyung (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
  • 정윤영 (경북대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 신은경 (경북대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이혜진 (대구경북권역심뇌혈관질환센터) ;
  • 이난희 (대구가톨릭대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 천병렬 (경북대학교 건강증진연구소) ;
  • 안문영 (대구광역시 보건과) ;
  • 이연경 (경북대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2009.12.31

Abstract

This study was to develop and evaluate a nutrition education program to reduce dietary sodium. The school children (218 boys, 226 girls), from 8 elementary schools in the city of Daegu, Korea, were involved in this study. This research was based on the data from two groups of elementary school children, the "education" group (n = 240), and "no-education" group (n = 204). Educational media and programs were developed to educate the education group for four weeks and were presented on the web (www.saltdown.com). After education, the preference for a non-salty taste in the education group increased 10%, compared with those who preferred a non-salty taste before education. There was a significant change away from a preference for a salty taste and a rise in the mean score for nutrition knowledge and dietary attitude in the education group compared to the no-education group (p < 0.05). This study indicates that school children can reduce their dependency on preference for a salty taste and change their high-salt dietary behavior after the education.

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