Project EAT (Educate, Act, Thrive) High School Findings

An abstract of a study by O'Kane et al recognizing the benefits of the nutrition program is presented. Project Educate, Act, Thrive provides students with more access to fruits and vegetables through a garden-based nutrition program at Tennyson and San Lorenzo High School. To evaluate the effec...

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Published inJournal of nutrition education and behavior Vol. 42; no. 4; p. S127
Main Authors O'Kane, Molly, RD, BS, BA, Looi, Pi Wen, PhD, Conrad, William H., EdD, Guisti, Riana, BS, Mowery, Leah, BS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Elsevier Inc 01.07.2010
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Internal Medicine
Nutrition education
Polls & surveys
Secondary schools
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Summary:An abstract of a study by O'Kane et al recognizing the benefits of the nutrition program is presented. Project Educate, Act, Thrive provides students with more access to fruits and vegetables through a garden-based nutrition program at Tennyson and San Lorenzo High School. To evaluate the effectiveness of the programs, 204 students participated in an online nutrition survey and tracked their food intake and physical activity levels on the MyPyramid.gov Web site.
ISSN:1499-4046
1878-2620
1708-8259
DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2010.03.149