EC Nutrition

Nutrition education is a vital component of any school-based health promotion initiative. It can improve student attitudes and behaviors toward healthy eating, and positively influence their dietary choices. Studies have shown that nutrition education not only increases knowledge about healthy eating, but also encourages positive changes in behavior and eating habits. Nutrition education is also effective in changing dietary choices, such as decreasing the consumption of unhealthy foods and increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Nutrition education is an important part of any school-based health promotion initiative, and should be incorporated into the curriculum to ensure that students have the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed and healthy dietary choices. FFQ and 24HR survey questions were used to collect the data for the study. A total of 23 questions on the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals and their nutritional habits make up the food intake and nutrition knowledge-based questions that were organized by researchers. The review of this form yielded the opinions of experts. Simple random sampling was employed. We found that almost all the kids lacked rudimentary knowledge of food types after gathering their responses. The second objective was to present a slide show to them that we had created with the topic in mind. We demonstrated to them "MY PLATE, MY PYRAMID”, and sources of dairy, meat, carbohydrates, and fats, as well as informed them of their significance. The study's primary goals are to assess students in public and private schools' dietary decisions before and after receiving nutrition education, as well as to gather information on children's nutrition knowledge and the dietary preferences of students between the ages of 14 and 16. After analyzing the available data and conducting thorough research, it can be concluded that government school students receive a more adequate diet than private school students.

 Keywords: Health Promotion; Nutrition Education; Eating Habits; Health Dietary Choices

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