ArticleThe Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS2012
The impact of nutrition education interventions on the dietary habits of college students in developed nations: a brief review.
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- Nutrition education and its public health impact in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Types of Interventions Targeting Dietary, Physical Activity, and Weight-Related Outcomes among University Students: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Online prevention aimed at lifestyle behaviors: a systematic review of reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2013Pooled it
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- Preliminary evaluation of a scenario-based nutrition literacy online programme for college students: a pilot study.Public health nutrition · 2023Trial
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- Effectiveness of nutrition interventions targeting university-level student populations across the League of Arab States: a systematic scoping review.Global health promotion · 2025Article
- Comprehending the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Childhood Obesity: Integrating Life Course Approaches for Prevention and Intervention.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2025Review
- Nutrition Knowledge, Food Insecurity, and Dietary Biomarkers: Examining Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among College Students.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Development of Nutrient Rich Morning Meals for Students by Concept of Tapas.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Advances in Understanding the Interplay between Dietary Practices, Body Composition, and Sports Performance in Athletes.Nutrients · 2024Review
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- Efficiency of an intervention study on nursing students' knowledge and practices regarding nutrition and dietary habits.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Who has a high level of food literacy, and who does not?: a qualitative study of college students in South Korea.Nutrition research and practice · 2023Article
- Improvement of Dietary Habits among German Medical Students by Attending a Nationwide Online Lecture Series on Nutrition and Planetary Health (Nutrients · 2023Article
- Nutrition Education Improves Knowledge of Iron and Iron-Rich Food Intake Practices among Young Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.International journal of food science · 2023Article
- Diet Quality, Dieting, Attitudes and Nutrition Knowledge: Their Relationship in Polish Young Adults-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of a 6-week community-based physical activity and health education intervention-a pilot study among Irish farmers.Irish journal of medical science · 2022Article
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- Relationship between nutrition knowledge, education and other determinants of food intake and lifestyle habits among adolescents from urban and rural secondary schools in Tyrol, Western Austria.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this review is to provide a summary of studies on the effectiveness nutrition education interventions used by college students. Electronic databases such as Medline, Science Direct, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), and Google Scholar were explored for articles that involved nutrition education interventions for college students and that were published between 1990 and 2011. Fourteen studies, which involved a total of 1668 college students as respondents, were identified and met the inclusion criteria. The results showed that there were 3 major forms of nutrition education interventions: web-based education, lectures, and supplement provisions. Dietary intake measures were used in almost all studies and were primarily collected with food records, recall, food frequency questionnaires, and dietary habit questionnaires. The outcome measures varied among the studies, with indicators such as consumption of food, nutrition knowledge, dietary habits, physical activity, and quality of life. Methodological issues were also identified. In general, college students experienced significant changes in their dietary habits after the interventions were employed. The highlighted methodological issues should be considered to improve the quality of similar research in future.
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