The Influence of Long-Term Nutrition Education on Dietary Habits: A Step in the Right Direction

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“…Therefore, it is possible that the nutritional improvement found here might not last long, since long-term behavioral change is a complex process and is not usually achieved after such a short intervention (Gao et al, 2014). There are reports showing that teachers prefer to conduct relatively short intervention programs for nutritional change (Schmitt et al, 2019) but other reports indicate higher effectiveness of long-term programs (Koning, Voelker, & Haque, 2011;Gao et al, 2014). There is evidence that year-long and even six-year programs have a more significant effect on improving the nutritional habits of children and reducing their weight (Koning, Voelker, & Haque, 2011;Price, Cohen, Pribis, & Cerami, 2017).…”

“…There are reports showing that teachers prefer to conduct relatively short intervention programs for nutritional change (Schmitt et al, 2019) but other reports indicate higher effectiveness of long-term programs (Koning, Voelker, & Haque, 2011;Gao et al, 2014). There is evidence that year-long and even six-year programs have a more significant effect on improving the nutritional habits of children and reducing their weight (Koning, Voelker, & Haque, 2011;Price, Cohen, Pribis, & Cerami, 2017). It is therefore recommended to re-examine the effect of short-term programs on nutritional changes and eating habits after more time has elapsed, to assess whether the new habits have become established and to what extent they have become permanent.…”