ArticleJournal of the American Dietetic Association2009
Are school employees role models of healthful eating? Dietary intake results from the ACTION worksite wellness trial.
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- Systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions targeting obesity prevention in school-based staff.Health promotion international · 2022Pooled it
- Does high-carbohydrate intake lead to increased risk of obesity? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2018Pooled it
- Addressing schoolteacher food and nutrition-related health and wellbeing: a scoping review of the food and nutrition constructs used across current research.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Associations between dietary intake, physical activity, and obesity among public school teachers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- A cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a nutrition intervention on dietary behaviors among early care and education providers: The Create Healthy Futures study.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Parents' and teachers' views of the promotion of healthy eating in Australian primary schools.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Impact of physical activity, diet quality and stress on cardiometabolic health in school employees.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Diet quality of elementary and middle school teachers is associated with healthier nutrition-related classroom practices.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- An Onsite Fitness Facility and Integrative Wellness Program Positively Impacted Health-Related Outcomes Among Teachers and Staff at an Urban Elementary/Middle School.Global advances in health and medicine · 2019Article
- Impact of multiple food environments on body mass index.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the dietary intake of school employees, a key target group for improving school nutrition.
objectiveTo investigate selected dietary variables and weight status among elementary school personnel.
designCross-sectional, descriptive study. SUBJECTS/
settingElementary school employees (n=373) from 22 schools in a suburban parish (county) of southeastern Louisiana were randomly selected for evaluation at baseline of ACTION, a school-based worksite wellness trial.
methodsTwo 24-hour dietary recalls were administered on nonconsecutive days by registered dietitians using the Nutrition Data System for Research. Height and weight were measured by trained examiners and body mass index calculated as kg/m(2). STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Descriptive analyses characterized energy, macronutrient, fiber, and MyPyramid food group consumption. Inferential statistics (t tests, analysis of variance, chi(2)) were used to examine differences in intake and compliance with recommendations by demographic and weight status categories.
resultsApproximately 31% and 40% of the sample were overweight and obese, respectively, with higher obesity rates than state and national estimates. Mean daily energy intake among women was 1,862+/-492 kcal and among men was 2,668+/-796 kcal. Obese employees consumed more energy (+288 kcal, P<0.001) and more energy from fat (P<0.001) than those who were normal weight. Approximately 45% of the sample exceeded dietary fat recommendations. On average, only 9% had fiber intakes at or above their Adequate Intake, which is consistent with the finding that more than 25% of employees did not eat fruit, 58% did not eat dark-green vegetables, and 45% did not eat whole grains on the recalled days. Only 7% of employees met the MyPyramid recommendations for fruits or vegetables, and 14% of the sample met those for milk and dairy foods.
conclusionsThese results suggest that greater attention be directed to understanding and improving the diets of school employees given their high rates of overweight and obesity, poor diets, and important role in student health.
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