Presentation Type
Poster
Department
Dietetics
Location
Walker Conference Center B
Description
Background: Nutrition knowledge is very important in order to live a healthy lifestyle and to positively impact overall health. There is research studying the effects of nutrition education and that affects students involved in K-12 schooling, but there is a lack of research following those students beyond the classroom and to their young adult years.
Objective: The researcher’s goal was to better understand how much young adults know about basic nutrition from previous education, if different types of schooling (public, private, homeschool, etc.) taught nutrition related classes/lessons, and if different geographical regions provided nutrition education.
Design: the design was a questionnaire form sent to young adults in the greater Little Rock area. The research was collected in the beginning of February 2023.
Participants/Setting: Research was conducted in the greater Little Rock area from young adults that grew up in different regions in the United States and that went to different types of schools.
Statistical Analysis: Google sheets was used to organize the data.
Results: There was a total of 26 females and 8 males (n=34) that completed the survey. The questionnaire average score for the southern (n=30) region was 51.6%, the mid-west (n=3) average was 36.1%, and the western region score (n=1) was 58.3% 1 participant had an underweight BMI, 20 participants had normal BMIs, 8 participants had overweight BMIs, and 5 people had obese BMIs.
Conclusion: The research shows the gaps in nutrition knowledge of young adults living in the greater Little Rock area. There were no significant findings to this study.
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Nutrition Knowledge of Young Adults: How has K-12 Education Affected the Health of Young Adults in 2023
Walker Conference Center B
Background: Nutrition knowledge is very important in order to live a healthy lifestyle and to positively impact overall health. There is research studying the effects of nutrition education and that affects students involved in K-12 schooling, but there is a lack of research following those students beyond the classroom and to their young adult years.
Objective: The researcher’s goal was to better understand how much young adults know about basic nutrition from previous education, if different types of schooling (public, private, homeschool, etc.) taught nutrition related classes/lessons, and if different geographical regions provided nutrition education.
Design: the design was a questionnaire form sent to young adults in the greater Little Rock area. The research was collected in the beginning of February 2023.
Participants/Setting: Research was conducted in the greater Little Rock area from young adults that grew up in different regions in the United States and that went to different types of schools.
Statistical Analysis: Google sheets was used to organize the data.
Results: There was a total of 26 females and 8 males (n=34) that completed the survey. The questionnaire average score for the southern (n=30) region was 51.6%, the mid-west (n=3) average was 36.1%, and the western region score (n=1) was 58.3% 1 participant had an underweight BMI, 20 participants had normal BMIs, 8 participants had overweight BMIs, and 5 people had obese BMIs.
Conclusion: The research shows the gaps in nutrition knowledge of young adults living in the greater Little Rock area. There were no significant findings to this study.
Comments
This poster was presented as part of DIET 6033 course taught by Dr. Detri Brech.