Integrating factual nutritional knowledge and healthy eating practice

The concept of nutritional knowledge needs to be analysed in a multidimensional way. Previous approaches have concentrated on measuring specific content domains. This study is a pilot study aiming to test a questionnaire using variables derived from the theoretical basis of a multidimensional approach to nutritional knowledge. A sample of young Finnish mothers (n= 42) was shown to be very health-conscious but still had certain difficulties in integrating factual knowledge and practice. This may imply that if nutritional education ignores practical knowledge and favours factual knowledge, the ordinary homemaker can have difficulties in relating nutritional knowledge to food behaviour.     

浅谈中专计算机教学方法

随着计算机技术的日新月异,知识更新换代速度加快,当前中专计算机教学已经不能很好的适应人才培养的需要.面对激烈的就业竞争,文章认为,对中专的计算机教学进行改革已经成为当务之急.     

Healthy eating in the school environment – a holistic approach*

The curriculum that pupils are taught within the classroom environment can either be reinforced or weakened by what goes on in the rest of the school environment. The study focused on pupils aged 11–12 years, to establish if healthy eating theory was put into practice in the school environment. The research encompassed three areas within the school: the pupils who are the recipients of the theory; the teacher who teaches them the importance of food and cooking skills; and the providers of food within the school environment. Three different post‐primary schools located within the Coleraine area of Northern Ireland were used.     

Consumer behaviour of children in primary school age

Most research on consumer behaviour is concerned with adult behaviour, because the purchasing power of a household lies predominantly with the adults. However, children do undertake the management of a certain amount of money at early ages, and the importance of children, obviously an integral part of the family, in overall family consumption has been increasing gradually. In order to help children become ‘conscious’ consumers, it would be most useful to treat them separately for the purpose of defining consumer behaviour. In this research, using a population of 300 pupils, in the age groups of 8–9 years and 11–12 years, from six primary schools of different socio-economic levels, the consumption behaviour, behavioural forms of purchase and factors influencing such purchase forms of purchase forms of children have been studied.     

浅析中职体育教学中兴趣的培养

中职学生是人生过程中发展智力和体力的重要阶段,是培养创新精神和开拓能力,现代化的思维和素质、坚强体魄的奠基时期.因此,培养中职学生体育能力对实现学校体育的目标,全民健身运动的开展至关重要.体育兴趣不仅是体育意识的外在表现,也是提高生活质量的一个方面.     

试析中职学校计算机专业教学的改革

提高中职学校计算机专业的教学水平,是中职学校计算机教育工作者应该深入思考的问题.通过分析中职学校计算机专业教育的教学特点,从如何培养计算机应用型人才的角度出发,对中职计算机专业教学中存在的不足进行了总结,并提出了几点改革设想.     

中专计算机教学质量提升刍议

本文从中专学校计算机教学的特点出发,分析了当前中专计算机教学过程中存在的常见问题,提出改进和提高计算机教学质量的有效手段.     

中专计算机教学质量提升刍议

本文从中专学校计算机教学的特点出发,分析了当前中专计算机教学过程中存在的常见问题,提出改进和提高计算机教学质量的有效手段.     

Water safety education among primary school children in Grenada

Drowning is a common cause of death among children. Successful prevention interventions currently used in developed countries are often not transferable into developing countries due to differences in both environment and resources. In this study, we adapted a water safety education programme developed by the American Red Cross for primary school students in Grenada. Water safety knowledge before and after the training session was assessed using a nine-question evaluation tool. Following the training, a survey was administered to all teachers to assess the adaptability and effectiveness of the WHALE Tales training. Fifty-six students (30% males) completed the training. The age range was between 5 and 12 years old. Participants’ water safety knowledge increased 15% (p < 0.01). Mean scores of correct answers increased for every grade level, ranging from a 5% increase for first graders to 33% increase for second graders. The findings from this study suggested that implementation of such a programme is effective. With cultural modifications and outsourcing, we believe this adapted programme would be successful in Grenada and other similar settings.     

High school students' knowledge of telemarketing fraud tactics in the U.S.A.

Telemarketing fraud is a rapidly increasing problem with widespread economic implications for consumers and society. Given the extent of the problem, government agencies and consumer organizations are involved in educational efforts aimed at reducing telemarketing fraud. But does education make a difference? The effects of an educational experience on the knowledge of high school students with regard to telemarketing fraud tactics were explored in a controlled setting, in this study. Analyses of pre- and post-test results for treatment and control groups revealed an increased knowledge of telemarketing fraud tactics from a lesson on legitimate and fraudulent telemarketing practices. Even after controlling for age, gender and rural/urban residence a significant difference in average test scores continued to exist.     

Relationship between the curriculum system and the understanding of nutritional terms in elementary school children

To clarify the relation between the curriculum system and the understanding of nutrition terms, 944 students aged 8–12 years living in Japan, the USA and the UK, were asked about the recognition, medium for recognition, and understanding of nutrition terms. The effect of nutrition education from an early stage in elementary schools in the UK and the USA was confirmed. These results suggest the possibility of beginning nutrition education earlier in the elementary school in Japan. American students had paid attention to food labels. These results showed that a learning and teaching strategy founded on comprehensively based subjects in the USA had influenced good behaviour for dietary life. On the other hand, there was not a relationship between an understanding of nutrition terms and a developmental stage. Many students in three countries were influenced by television commercials to buy candy or soda. We think that it is important to develop a curriculum that includes practical learning and ensures hours of teaching for the purpose of acquirement of nutritional knowledge. It is also necessary to encourage critical thinking skills to evaluate television commercial messages through school lessons.     

The impact of lifestyles and food knowledge on the food patterns of German children

The German youth is relatively well informed about healthy eating, but does not act in accordance with this knowledge. It is also known from empirical studies that there is an association between lifestyles, food knowledge and the eating patterns of older teenagers. However, is there a similar correlation in regard to younger children? This article shows results of a study addressing this issue by empirically investigating leisure time activities, food intake and food knowledge. The study conducted with 907 children, on average 12 years old, out of an urban region in northwest Germany using a written questionnaire, implies that food patterns and food knowledge have to be improved because they are – on average – only marginally acceptable. On this level, they are not in line with a healthy future. For the first time in Germany, food patterns and food knowledge of seventh grade pupils were analysed in relation to their lifestyles. The study revealed four lifestyles. One family‐oriented lifestyle and three non‐family oriented lifestyles: outdoor and sociable youth, culture‐oriented youth, and multimedia kids. The family‐oriented lifestyle influences the children's food patterns in a positive way; the three found non‐family‐oriented lifestyles lead to less preferable food patterns. The results imply that there is a phase of unhealthy food patterns at the beginning of the second life decade, which seems to be linked to the detachment from the parents and the gained independency, expressed by the first self‐chosen lifestyles. As lifestyles have such a vital influence on healthy eating, and family is no longer the place where children get their everyday competencies, school has to enable pupils to make healthier food and lifestyle choices.     

中式烹饪营养与健康

药物不是维持健康最理想的方式,在未来,饮食将对健康起重要作用。作为中国重要的烹饪方式,中式烹调具有悠久的历史,在世界上享有盛誉,中式烹调的营养直接关乎人体的健康。     

Keeping our children safe in motor vehicles: knowledge,attitudes and practice among parents in Kuwait regarding child car safety

Child safety restraints can reduce risk of death and decrease injury severity from road traffic crashes; however, knowledge about restraints and their use in Kuwait is limited. A cross-sectional, self-administered survey about child car safety was used among a convenience sample of parents of children aged 18 years or younger at five Kuwaiti university campuses. Of 552 respondents, over 44% have seated a child in the front seat and 41.5% have seated a child in their lap while driving. Few parents are aware of and fewer report using the appropriate child restraint; e.g., 36% of parents of infants recognised an infant seat and 26% reported using one. Over 70% reported wearing seat belts either “all of the time” (33%) or “most of the time” (41%). This new information about parents' knowledge and practice regarding child car seat use in Kuwait can inform interventions to prevent child occupant injury and death.     

食品的营养以及健康分析

随着社会的发展,人们对于健康的定义已从"无病即健康"转变为整体的健康管理,因此愈发重视饮食的管理,追求健康饮食。本文主要探讨了食品的营养与健康的关系,并提出了健康饮食的理念和相关策略。     

Credit card use and knowledge in Thailand

This study examined the relationship between demographic characteristics of Thai credit card holders and the extent of credit card use, the level of credit card knowledge and the consumer choice perspectives. Data were collected by phone interview from Bangkok Bank credit card holders. Chi-square and Cramer's V were used to analyse the data. Only income and occupation were statistically related to credit card use. The results revealed that Thai credit card holders were not knowledgeable about credit card terms. They were influenced by environmental stimuli and society and group norms when they chose their credit card. They lacked sufficient information to make an informed choice when they applied for their cards. Implications for consumer educators and policy makers in developing nations are discussed.     

中式烹饪的营养化和科学化

自古以来,中式烹饪都有着深厚的饮食文化,但就目前而言,全民健康饮食的思想观念在我国仍然没有得到真正实现。随着我国经济不断发展,国民生活水平得到了很大的提升,对饮食的要求也越来越高,营养化、科学化的中式烹饪方法成为人们广泛关注的重要课题。本文首先阐述中式烹饪的发展现状,然后对影响中式烹饪营养化和科学化发展的因素进行分析,最后探讨提升中式烹饪营养化和科学化水平的重要措施。     

探究传统营养学的起源和发展

我国传统营养学的发展经历了由无到有、由简单到复杂的过程。传统营养学是指以中医理论的指导为基础条件,通过对食物的研究,达到帮助人们强身健体和预防疾病的目的,同时,也能促进人们身体逐渐康复。本文主要探究传统营养学的起源和发展的过程,致力于清晰地展现我国传统营养学的发展脉络。     

某民办幼儿园膳食营养分析及评价

为了解钦州市民办幼儿园的儿童膳食营养状况,对其一周食谱进行分析,参照《中国居民膳食营养素参考摄入量》,利用Microsoft Excel 2003软件进行评价。结果表明:膳食结构中大部分营养素摄入量偏低,维生素C和锰的摄入过高,各个食物种类摄入量的构成比例欠合理。由此可知,钦州市民办幼儿园儿童的膳食摄入食物种类应作出调整,平衡合理的膳食模式有助于提高幼儿园儿童的膳食营养质量,改善儿童的生长发育状况。