Diet quality of elementary and middle school teachers is associated with healthier nutrition-related classroom practices

Parker, Elizabeth; Feinberg, Termeh; Lane, Hannah; Deitch, Rachel; Zemanick, Amy; Saksvig, Brit I.; Turner, Lindsey; Hager, Erin R.

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101087

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“…Dietary assessment construct terms included dietary intake ( n = 36, Additional file 7 ), dietary habits ( n = 1) [ 65 ], behaviours ( n = 1) [ 54 ], nutrition practice ( n = 1) [ 66 ] and nutrition patterns ( n = 1) [ 67 ], with additional dietary pattern analysis or dietary quality scores being calculated ( n = 3) [ 68 – 70 ]. Papers measuring dietary intake varied in methodology, using food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) ( n = 18) [ 69 – 86 ], fruit and vegetable screeners ( n = 6) [ 87 – 92 ], fat screeners ( n = 2) [ 37 , 43 ], dietitian conducted 24-h recalls ( n = 3) [ 93 – 95 ], automatic 24-h recalls ( n = 3) [ 68 , 96 , 97 ], a one week food diary ( n = 1) [ 98 ], short food frequency measure ( n = 1) [ 99 ] or brief questions to measure food frequency across select food groups ( n = 2) [ 60 , 100 ].…”

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“…Teachers’ have been viewed similarly as gatekeepers of influence within the school environment, through the provision and use of food rewards, measured in many of the papers in the current review within nutrition-related classroom practices, food-related classroom practices, or in the case of pre-service teachers, their future classroom intentions [ 37 , 46 ]. Of the 10 papers that measured this determinate, half explored the connection between a teacher’s personal FN factors and their use of food rewards [ 2 , 37 , 43 , 46 , 97 ]. While different methods were used to explore this across included papers, personal FN factors such as diet quality, nutrition knowledge and personal health perceptions were noted as indicative of use of food rewards and level of teacher engagement in their professional FN roles.…”

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Addressing schoolteacher food and nutrition-related health and wellbeing: a scoping review of the food and nutrition constructs used across current research

Jakstas,

Follong,

Bucher

et al. 2023

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Background Teachers form a large and essential workforce globally. Their wellbeing impacts personal health-related outcomes with flow on effects for the health, and wellbeing of their students. However, food and nutrition (FN) interventions that include teachers, typically neglect the impact of personal FN factors on a teachers’ ability to achieve optimal nutrition-related health and wellbeing, and successfully fulfil their professional FN roles as health promoters, gate keepers, educators’, and role models. The aim of this review was to scope FN constructs that have been studied internationally regarding teacher FN-related health and wellbeing. Methods Six databases were searched, and papers extracted in June/July 2021. Eligibility criteria guided by the population, concept, context mnemonic included studies published after 2000, in English language, with an aspect of personal FN-related health and wellbeing, among in-service (practising) and pre-service (training), primary, and secondary teachers. Screening studies for inclusion was completed by two independent researchers with data extraction piloted with the same reviewers and completed by lead author, along with complete descriptive and thematic analysis. Results Ten thousand six hundred seventy-seven unique articles were identified with 368 eligible for full text review and 105 included in final extraction and analysis. Sixty-nine descriptive studies were included, followed by 35 intervention studies, with the main data collection method used to assess both personal and professional FN constructs being questionnaires (n = 99 papers), with nutrition knowledge and dietary assessment among the most commonly assessed. Conclusion FN constructs are used within interventions and studies that include teachers, with diversity in constructs included and how these terms are defined. The evidence from this scoping review can be used to inform data collection and evaluation in future epidemiological and interventional research that addresses teacher FN-related health and wellbeing.

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Addressing schoolteacher food and nutrition-related health and wellbeing: a scoping review of the food and nutrition constructs used across current research

Jakstas,

Follong,

Bucher

et al. 2023

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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“…Interventions to enhance teacher eating habits are necessary because they may positively impact both teachers' and students' health-related behaviours. This is because healthier diets are strongly associated with a lower risk of developing chronic diseases ( 58 ). This study also reported that the teachers' dietary intake did not differ by gender except that men teachers consume more soft drinks than women teachers ( P = 0.002).…”

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Associations between dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity among public school teachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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ObjectiveWe aimed to assess the dietary intake of certain food groups in a representative sample of public-school teachers living in Jeddah city. We also, examined the association of dietary intake with physical activity and obesity among schoolteachers.MethodsThe study was a cross-sectional online survey, conducted among 640 (177 male, 463 female) schoolteachers aged between 20 and 62 years old and working in public primary, intermediate, and high schools in Jeddah. Measurements included gender, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), health problems, and lifestyle behaviours, including physical activity levels, smoking status, and dietary intake.ResultsBased on gender, number of non-smoking women (94%) was higher than number of non-smoking men (57.1%) (P < 0.001). However, men were more active than women (P = 0.03). Regarding BMI, there were more overweight men than women, while obese women numbered more than men (P = 0.003). There was no significant difference in dietary intake between men and women except that men consumed more soft drinks than women (P = 0.002). Lower physically active schoolteachers were less likely to consume salad (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.9; P = 0.02), vegetables (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.3–0.9; P = 0.01), beans and legumes (OR = 0.4, 95% CI 0.2–0.7; P = 0.005), wholegrain bread (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.9; P = 0.03), dairy products (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.9; P = 0.01), snacks (OR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.2–0.8; P = 0.01), and fish (OR = 0.4, 95% CI 0.2–0.9; P = 0.04) compared to those with high levels of physical activity. Only fruit intake was considered statistically significant (OR = 0.4, 95% CI 0.3–0.7; P = 0.003). The study found a relationship between the BMI of schoolteachers and food intake. Obese schoolteachers had lower consumption of fruits (OR = 0.3, 95% CI 0.2–0.7; P = 0.007) and white meat (OR = 0.5, 95%CI 0.3–0.9; P = 0.03) than schoolteachers in the normal weight group.ConclusionThe high prevalence of physical activity, dietary intake and body weight among Saudi teachers is a major public health concern. The present study identified several lifestyle factors associated with body weight that may represent valid targets for the prevention and management of obesity among Saudi school teachers. Promoting active lifestyles and healthy diets would be primary targets for obesity prevention.

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“…[10][11][12] Parker et al reported that for every one-unit increase in healthy eating practices, there was a significant improvement of 0.20 in nutrition score. 13 The need for the present study is based on limited studies on the present topic in our region. Further, the recent inclusion of Dharamshala city as smart city, which could provide baseline information of changing trends of health indicator in the present as well in the future.…”

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Assessment of body mass index and oral health status of school teachers in Dharamshala city, Himachal Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

Gurung

Bhardwaj²,

Fotedar³

et al. 2023

Int J Sci Rep

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Background: The aim of the study was to assess body mass index (BMI) and oral health status of school teachers in Dharamshala city, Himachal Pradesh. Methods: The cross-sectional study design with stratified random sampling was used. The data was collected through interview and recorded on a structured WHO proforma. Results: The mean BMI of the population in the study was 23.33±3.20. The 545 (68.1%) school teachers had normal BMI, followed by 185 (23.1%) were overweight, 43 (5.4%) were underweight and 27 (3.4%) were obese respectively. The mean total decayed teeth and mean total decayed surfaces were higher in underweight school teachers and the difference was statistically significant. The underweight school teachers (1.51), normal BMI school teachers (1.35) and overweight school teachers (1.33) had higher odds for pocket depth of 4-5 mm (Score 1) than obese school teachers. Similarly, underweight school teachers had higher odds ratio of 2.28 (CI 1.43-3.65) for loss of attachment (LOA) for score 1 (4-5 mm) than obese school teachers. Conclusions: The study found a very weak association of BMI with both periodontitis and dental caries. There was an increase of 7.1% in total decayed teeth and LOA of score 1 (4-5 mm) per sextant in index tooth 26/27 in the given age group of 41-50 years for each 1 kg/m2 increase in BMI among the teachers though with a very weak effect size. Further, the study found that under-nutrition as the risk marker for the periodontal pocket and LOA.

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Diet quality of elementary and middle school teachers is associated with healthier nutrition-related classroom practices

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Addressing schoolteacher food and nutrition-related health and wellbeing: a scoping review of the food and nutrition constructs used across current research

Addressing schoolteacher food and nutrition-related health and wellbeing: a scoping review of the food and nutrition constructs used across current research

Associations between dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity among public school teachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Assessment of body mass index and oral health status of school teachers in Dharamshala city, Himachal Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

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