Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Winter 2017
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Nutrition
Committee Chair
Nicole Stendell-Hollis
Second Committee Member
Dana Ogan
Third Committee Member
Timothy Englund
Abstract
Farm to School (F2S) programs claim to increase fruit/vegetable consumption and promote healthy, lifelong food/beverage choices. Both of which are identified strategies in the prevention of childhood obesity. Long-term effects of F2S programs are largely unexplored. This cross-sectional study matched ten schools, five with F2S, and five with a traditional National School Breakfast Program (NSBP). Third- and fourth-grade students (n=1031) were recruited for study participation to assess the effects of regular breakfast consumption and participation in F2S programs on body mass index (BMI). Demographic data, anthropometric data, and frequency of breakfast participation were collected. Additionally, BMI and frequency of breakfast consumption over a ten-day period, excluding non-school days, was stratified by frequent eaters (7-10), occasional eaters (3-6), and skippers (0-2) were collected. Results showed no significant difference in BMI-for-age between F2S and traditional NSBP. This data suggests that in this population regular breakfast consumption was not correlated with BMI or BMI-for-age.
Recommended Citation
Brzozowski, Hannah, "The Associations of Farm-to-School Programs on Childhood Obesity in School Breakfast" (2017). All Master's Theses. 626.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/626
Language
English