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Accessed June 18, 2017.ĭepartment of Education, Republic of the Philippines DO 13, s. PMID: 10.1016/j.gtc.2016.07.007.Īmerican Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight. Grant-Guimaraes J, Feinstein R, Laber E, Kosoy J.

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese Filipino adolescents based on IDF definition. © 2019 Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies.įood and Nutrition Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology 8th National Nutrition Survey. Health education nutrition nutrition questionnaire video games. In the adjusted posttest mean Food Frequency Knowledge scores, there was a statistically higher score ( F=56.12, p=0.0001) in the experimental group (10.70☐.15) compared to the control (9.07☐.15).Ī nutrition game-based intervention such as Healthy Foodie is effective as a reinforcement intervention to previous standard nutrition education of school-aged children. In Phase 2, comparing the adjusted posttest mean Food Group Knowledge scores, there was statistically higher score ( F=111.84, p=0.0001) in the experimental group (11.57☐.20) compared to the control (8.51☐.20).
#Healthy foodie trial#
This was a randomized controlled trial conducted in two elementary schools in Manila, involving 360 participants divided equally into control and experimental groups.įor Phase 1, internal consistency of the questionnaire using the Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 was 0.75 for part 1 and 0.70 for Part 2. Phase 2 was the implementation of the game and questionnaire. The Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire was divided into 2 15-item questionnaires: Part 1 pertained to Food Group Knowledge and Part 2 on Food Frequency Knowledge. In Phase 1, we developed and validated the Healthy Foodie nutrition game application and Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire involving 46 participants. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Healthy Foodie on the nutrition knowledge of children aged 7 to 10 years old. Healthy Foodie is an interactive web-based nutrition game for Filipino children. Games promoting nutrition education are helpful tools to improve nutrition knowledge.
