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. 1998 Feb;88(2):258–261. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.2.258

One-year follow-up of nutrition education for hypercholesterolemic children.

A M Tershakovec 1, B M Shannon 1, C L Achterberg 1, J M McKenzie 1, J K Martel 1, H Smiciklas-Wright 1, S E Pammer 1, J A Cortner 1
PMCID: PMC1508171  PMID: 9491017

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated retention of the effect of a home-based, practitioner-initiated nutrition education model. METHODS: Children with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels were randomly assigned to one of two nutrition interventions or to an at-risk control group. Intervention effects were evaluated 3, 6, and 12 months postbaseline. RESULTS: The parent-child autotutorial group demonstrated significant increases in knowledge and, along with the counseling group, decreases in total and saturated fat intake. Also, the autotutorial and counseling groups retained a majority of their initial LDL cholesterol decrease. CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of heart-healthful eating and dietary fat intake as well as dietary change can be affected and retained via home-based, practitioner-initiated nutrition interventions with hypercholesterolemic children, although some form of ongoing intervention may be necessary to produce lasting decreases in LDL cholesterol levels.

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