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The purpose of the Traditions study was to examine the influence of cultural immersion on willingness to try fruits and vegetables among children, 3-12 y, in Guam. The primary objective of this study was to examine willingness to try fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable intake among children attending three existing summer camp programs: a cultural immersion camp, a university day camp, and a recreational sports camp. The primary hypothesis was that children attending the cultural immersion camp would have higher willingness to try fruits and vegetables (WillTry score) and a higher intake of fruits and vegetables compared to children attending both, the university day camp and recreational sports camp, without cultural immersion. A pre-post, quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate 3 summer camps with different exposure levels of cultural immersion. High, moderate, and zero (cultural) exposure was provided by a cultural immersion camp (CIC), a university-based day camp (UDC), and a recreational sports camp (RSC), respectively. CIC delivered 4 culturally adapted nutrition lessons within the context of Chamorro cultural traditions as part of the cultural immersion camp activities. The UDC delivered the same lessons within a physiology framework. The RSC was without nutrition lessons and cultural immersion. Children 3-12 years old registered in any of the three summer camp programs were eligible to participate. Data collection was primarily administered at two assessment periods: before (± 2 weeks) and after (± 1 week) each summer camp program. Children's willingness to try fruits and vegetables, the primary outcome, was assessed with the interview-administered Adapted WillTry tool. The secondary outcome was fruit and vegetable intake as servings/day in the CIC to UDC only. Fruit and vegetable intake was assessed using the mobile food record (mFR), which is an app running on an iPod Touch based on the technology assisted dietary assessment (TADA) protocols. Outcomes examined Adapted WillTry post-scores for local novel and local common fruits and vegetables and fruit and vegetable servings/day using multivariate regression models adjusting for the relevant pre-score, sex, age, ethnicity, dose, BMI percentile, and parent's cultural affiliation. Therefore, additional measures like sociodemographic information, anthropometry (i.e. heights and weights), and parent's cultural affiliation were collected to account for potential confounders.
The null hypothesis tested was that there are no differences in the taste palatability of the apple juices before and after adding POs-Ca.
This study will test whether regular consumption of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) immediately prior to each of the three major meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) inhibits body weight and fat regain following a period of moderate, yet clinically significant weight loss.
The specific aims of the Grain Study are to determine if exposure to different types of grain products, over a period of 6 weeks, changes liking and acceptability and to determine if the gut microbiota, bacterial fermentation products, or gastrointestinal function changes with consumption of whole grains or refined grains.