Nutrition Education in the Australian New South Wales Primary School Curriculum: Knowledge and Attitudes of Students and Parents.

ABSTRACT: In NSW, Australia, the views of primary-school aged children and their parents in regard to the importance of nutrition education at school are unclear. The aim of the current study was to explore children's knowledge of nutrition and eating habits and to identify gaps that future school nutrition education programs could target. Students aged 9 to 12 years and their parents (n = 21 dyads) were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews, complete a nutrition knowledge questionnaire, and perform a "healthy-unhealthy" food sorting task in a University food laboratory. Among the children, nutrition knowledge scores concerning "serves & portions" of common foods were lowest, identifying a gap in knowledge related to portion size. All children categorized fruits, vegetables, cola, and

SUBMITTER: de Vlieger N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7231028 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature