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Comparing internet‐ and lecture‐based introductory nutrition courses on affecting changes in dietary patterns among college students: A baseline analysis
Author(s) -
Rueda Janice M,
Kaur Deepinder,
Lupu Niculina,
Khosla Pramod,
Jen KL Catherine
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.552.4
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , gerontology , nutrition education , weight gain , psychology , body weight
Weight gain in college is attributed to changes in both dietary habits and lifestyle. Obesity is associated with increased risk of chronic disease, and its prevention in young adults could reduce the public health burden of obesity‐related diseases. Completion of an introductory nutrition course has been shown to reduce weight gain in some college students. Our study objective is to determine characteristics of students who enroll in an online introductory nutrition course and those who enroll in the lecture equivalent and to measure changes in body composition and dietary patterns that occur after course completion. Body weight, body composition and BMI were measured, and demographic data, food frequency questionnaires and 3‐day food diaries were collected at baseline. One hundred twenty‐seven students participated (lecture = 59, web = 68). Of students in the lecture class, 71.2% were female, 50.8% were white, 23.7% were African American, and of students in the web class, 77.9% were female, 60.3% were white, 8.8% were African American. The lecture class differed from the web class in proportions with healthy weight (50.8%, 60.3%) and overweight (30.5%, 19.1%).