Sara A Schmitt1, Frank Snyder2, Irem Korucu3, Lindsey M Bryant4, Jennifer K Finders4. 1. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Electronic address: saraschmitt@purdue.edu. 2. School of Health Sciences, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI. 3. Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT. 4. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to develop and evaluate a 5-week intervention that targeted self-regulation and healthy food liking through mindfulness and classroom-based games with exposure to fruits and vegetables. METHODS:Children (mean age, 3.6 ± 0.05 years) in 1 Head Start center received theclassroom-based intervention (n = 24) and children in a second did not (n = 15). Assessments of self-regulation and liking of fruits and vegetables were administered pre- and postintervention. RESULTS: Children in the intervention, but not the comparison group, experienced significant improvements in behavioral regulation (P = 0.003) and liking of fruits and vegetables (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study lays a foundation for future research that replicates findings with a larger sample using a randomized controlled design, incorporates more typical mindful eating practices, and includes additional, broader measures of food liking.
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OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to develop and evaluate a 5-week intervention that targeted self-regulation and healthy food liking through mindfulness and classroom-based games with exposure to fruits and vegetables. METHODS:Children (mean age, 3.6 ± 0.05 years) in 1 Head Start center received the classroom-based intervention (n = 24) and children in a second did not (n = 15). Assessments of self-regulation and liking of fruits and vegetables were administered pre- and postintervention. RESULTS:Children in the intervention, but not the comparison group, experienced significant improvements in behavioral regulation (P = 0.003) and liking of fruits and vegetables (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: This study lays a foundation for future research that replicates findings with a larger sample using a randomized controlled design, incorporates more typical mindful eating practices, and includes additional, broader measures of food liking.
Authors: Verónica Violant-Holz; Carlota Rodríguez-Silva; María Carol; Manuel J Rodríguez Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2021-11-14 Impact factor: 3.295