Table 2.
Summary and findings of some successful nutrition education interventions
| Author, (Year), Location | Sample | Study groups | Follow-up | Outcomes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson (2001), USA (97) | N= 296 | -Tailored (n= 148) | 6 months | - Fiber intake (g/1000 kcal) | + |
| -Control (n= 148) | - Fruit & Vegetable intake (g/1000 kcal daily) | + | |||
| Resnicow (2001), France (68) | N= 861 | -Comparison | 12 months | -FV intake (servings/ day, by FFQ) change in FVI was significantly greater in motivational interview group than in comparison and self-help groups | + |
| -Self help intervention with 1 telephone cue call | |||||
| -Self help with 1 cue call and 3 counseling calls (motivational interviewing) | |||||
| Campbell (2002), USA (98) | N= 660 | -Tailored (n= 89) | 6 months | - Fruit intake | + |
| -Control (n= 93) | -Vegetable intake (servings/ day) | − | |||
| Total fat (g/day) | − | ||||
| Assema (2005), Netherlands (78) | N= 74 | Intervention (n=35) | 1 month | Vegetable (g per meal) | − |
| Control (n=39) | Fruit (pieces per day) | − | |||
| Fruit juice (glasses per day) | + | ||||
| Saturated fat intake (en % per meal) | + | ||||
| Gans et al. (2009), USA (75) | N= 1841 | - Non tailored comparison (NT) (n=451) | 7 months | - Fruit & Vegetable intake (servings/day) | + |
| - Single Tailored packet (ST) (n=454) | -Fat intake (g/day) | − | |||
| -Multiple tailored packet (MT) (n=474) | MT groups reported significantly higher FVI compared to other groups. | ||||
| - Multiple Re- Tailored packet (MRT) (n=462) | |||||
| Liu et al. (2009), China (99) | N= 410 | Intervention (n=154) | 6 weeks | Fruit intake (g/day) | + |
| Control (n=148) | Vegetable intake(g/day) | + | |||
| Soybean & products (g/day) | + | ||||
| Meat, poultry & Fish(g/day) | + | ||||
| Dairy (ml/day) | + | ||||
| Eggs (g/day) | + | ||||
| Grain/Cereals (g/day) | − | ||||
| Guillaumie et al. (2012), Canada (77) | N=163 | -implementation intentions (II) (n=36) | 3 months | Fruit & Vegetable intake | + |
| - Self Efficacy (SE) (n=47) | Fruit Intake | + | |||
| - Combination of II + SE group (n=52) | Vegetable Intake | + | |||
| - control (n=28) | FVI increased significantly in the II and II+ SE groups. | ||||
| Slightly larger increase was observed in II+SE group | |||||
| Lopez et al. (2013), Spain (100) | N= 14 | Control (baseline) | 4 months | Energy (Kcal/day) | + |
| Intervention (week 16) | Protein (g/day) | + | |||
| Carbohydrate (g/day) | + | ||||
| Fat (g/day) | − | ||||
| Saturated Fatty Acids (g/day) | − | ||||
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (g/day) | + | ||||
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/day) | − | ||||
| Shahril et al. (2013), Malaysia (101) | N= 380 | Intervention (n= 205) | 10 weeks | Energy intake (Kcal) | + |
| Control (n=212) | Carbohydrate (%) | + | |||
| Calcium | + | ||||
| Vitamin C | + | ||||
| Thiamine | + | ||||
| Fruits (servings/day) | + | ||||
| 100% fruit juice (servings/day) | + | ||||
| Fish (servings/day) | + | ||||
| Egg (servings/day) | + | ||||
| Milk (servings/day) | + | ||||
| Dairy products (servings/day) | + | ||||
| Processed foods (servings/day) | + | ||||
| Bhurosy et al. (2013), Mauritius (102) | N= 189 | Intervention (n= 98) | 2 months | Calcium intake scores | + |
| Control (n=91) | Self efficacy | + | |||
| Knowledge scores | + | ||||
| Physical activity level | + | ||||
| Alcohol consumption | + |
Abbreviations: FV: Fruit & vegetable; FVI: Fruit & Vegetable Intake; FFQ: Food Frequency Questionnaire; +: positive intervention effect; –: negative intervention effect