White women aged 25-34 years (n 264) from the lower socio-economic classes (C2, D and E) were classified according to their motivation in respect of health and their educational attainment and arithmetical ability. They were randomly allocated to three groups. One group (test) was given a course in basic nutrition consisting of a video and booklet, each embellished with motivational material. Those classed as of low ability also received the training material in simplified format. A second group (control) received a video and booklet with no motivational or simplified materials. The third group (baseline) received no tuition and represented a control of publicly available information during the period of the experiment. The participants answered a series of questions by administered questionnaire to measure their nutritional knowledge before and one week after they viewed the video programme. All participants achieved significantly higher scores at the second questionnaire. The test and control groups achieved significantly higher scores than the baseline group but there was no significant difference between the test and control groups. The presentation of motivational or simplified materials had no significant effect on learning ability though those classified as more highly motivated and of higher ability achieved higher scores at each questionnaire. The results indicate that young adult females can be taught basic nutrition irrespective of their motivation or ability.Nutrition education: Motivation : Learning abilityThe influence of diet on health status has been the subject of much comment in recent years. In the UK there have been two seminal reviews of the available data. The first was the National Advisory Committee on Nutrition Education (1983) document which attempted to define quantitative dietary guidelines in respect of a number of disease entities. The findings resembled closely earlier reports produced by Swedish (Isaksson, 1975) and American (US Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human needs, 1977) authorities. The second was the Report of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy (1984), Diet and Cardiovascular Disease, which dealt only with diet and coronary heart disease.Both reports made recommendations on the education of the general population about eating habits. Efforts towards this goal have generally taken the form of simple rules or guidelines issued by health education authorities and industry, the latter through advertising and company booklets. Success has been mixed. For example, although the * For reprints. G . A. F I N E A N D O T H E R Spolyunsaturated fatty acids: saturated fatty acids (P: S) ratio has on average increased, total fat consumption remains unchanged at 42% of dietary energy. The consumption of wholemeal bread and white meat has increased but that of fruit and vegetables has remained static (National Food Survey, 1988).There is evidence that most consumers are unable to effect the practical achievement of even simple dietary goals (Gregory et al. 1990...
Summary For the past three years the British Nutrition Foundation has been developing a food and nutrition programme for use in schools. The aim is to provide a framework f o r teaching food and nutrition across the whole curriculum from age 5 to 16. The development of this programme to date has been made possible due to the financial support from The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), The All Saints Education Trust and some BNF member companies. During the Spring of 1991 the resource materials for Key stage 1 (age 5–7 years) were trialled successfully in twenty‐nine Local Education Authorities in England, Scotland and Wales. MAFF has provided further funding f o r the development and trial of Key stage 2 materials. The Foundation intends to develop and produce materials for Key stages 3 and 4 during the next three years and we believe that this programme will make a significant contribution to nutrition education in UK schools.
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