%0 Journal Article %T Dietary Knowledge, Behaviours and Attitudes of Students of Public School in a Northeastern City in Brazil %A Marize Melo dos Santos %A Adriana de Azevedo Paiva %A Jos¨¦ Ivo dos Santos Pedrosa %A Rosangela Lopes Viana %J Health %P 1315-1321 %@ 1949-5005 %D 2014 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/health.2014.611161 %X This quasi-experimental intervention was conducted with 10- to 14-year-old students enrolled in public schools in Teresina, Brazil, to evaluate the effects of a nutritional education program on the students¡¯ knowledge, behaviour and attitudes towards nutrition. The dietary attitudes were evaluated in terms of food tastes/preferences and food behaviours. The participants in the study included 126 students from four schools. Differences between before and after the intervention were found regarding knowledge about the ¡°food pyramid¡±, ¡°healthy eating¡± and ¡°nutrients¡± (p < 0.05). There was reduction from 35% to 18.2% (p = 0.029) in the preference for unhealthy foods, such as greasy meats and processed foods. The students reported changes in their dietary behaviour in response to the intervention (p < 0.05). The educational model used in this study was shown to be effective for modifying the food and nutritional knowledge levels of the students and the associated dietary attitudes and practices.
%K Intervention Studies %K Dietary Behaviours %K Attitude %K Students %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=46393