Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior Associated with Whole Grain Consumption
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kantor, Mark A | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Simha, Meera | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Nutrition | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.contributor.publisher | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2005-08-03T14:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2005-08-03T14:49:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-05-03 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Whole grain foods reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases. Americans on an average consume less than one serving per day. We conducted a study to investigate barriers to consuming whole grains and to assess the effectiveness of printed nutrition materials (intervention). A questionnaire was administered to 125 adults before and after a 12-week mail intervention to determine knowledge and changes in attitude and behavior towards whole grain consumption using stages of change model of health behavior. We found a low awareness of whole grain recommendations and an inability to identify whole grains. Cost and availability of whole grain foods were identified as barriers. Post-intervention, there was a significant change in attitude to taste (P=0.0035), cost (P=0.0384), availability (P=0.0218), willingness to buy whole grains (P=0.0343) and willingness to buy a whole grain food that took longer to prepare (0.0082). A significant movement across the stages of change was seen (P<0.0001). | en_US |
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| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2554 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.subject.pqcontrolled | Health Sciences, Nutrition | en_US |
| dc.title | Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior Associated with Whole Grain Consumption | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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