Cooking and Its Impact on Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review
This systematic review aimed to study the effect of a cooking intervention on obesity among children and adolescents aged (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 29, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Devilal Dimple, Gowri Ramesh Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research

Determining the Effectiveness of an Adult Food Literacy Program Using a Matched Control Group
To determine the effect of Food Sensations for Adults on food literacy behaviors and selected dietary behaviors. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 28, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Andrea Begley, Isabelle Fisher, Lucy Butcher, Frances Foulkes-Taylor, Roslyn Giglia, Satvinder S. Dhaliwal Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research

Designing a Digital Culinary Education Intervention for Parents With Low Income
To  examine cooking practices, online information-seeking habits, and intervention preferences among parents with low income to inform the development of a digital cooking intervention on the basis of the Healthy Cooking Index. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 28, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Margaret Raber, Isabella Villarreal, Maria Vazquez, Debbe Thompson Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research

Diet Quality Outcomes of a Cooperative Extension Diabetes Prevention Program
This study aimed to evaluate the DQ changes of Extension DPP participants. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 19, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Hannah K. Wilson, Isaura M. Castillo-Hernandez, Ellen M. Evans, Ewan R. Williams, Alison C. Berg Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research

Sexual Minority College Undergraduate Students Have Worse Health-Related Quality of Life, Diet Quality, and Weight Dissatisfaction Than Their Heterosexual Peers
Assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL), diet quality (DQ), and weight dissatisfaction in sexual minority (SM) undergraduates. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 13, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Leigh Neptune, Kate Yerxa, Mona Therrien, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Jade McNamara Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research

Adolescent Independent Eating Occasions, Dietary Intake, and Parenting Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Parents and Adolescents From Households With Low-Income
Examine how experiencing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic influenced adolescent independent eating occasions (iEOs) and iEO-related parenting practices from the perspective of parents and adolescents (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 8, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carolyn Gunther, Jinan Banna, Blake L. Jones, Catherine Park, Marla Reicks, Rickelle Richards, Heather Schier, Glade L. Topham, Siew Sun Wong, Alex K. Anderson, Miriam Ballejos, Laura C. Hopkins, Karina R. Lora, Lillie Monroe-Lord Tags: Research Brief Source Type: research

A Mixed-Methods Explorative Study on Gardening and Wellbeing Among College Students
Community gardens provide nutritious and sufficient food and can contribute to wellbeing and health. Among school-age children, gardening programs promote positive social development (eg, relationship building) and improve academic performance. In older adults, community gardening improves emotional health and increases physical activity. A common outcome reported among both populations is improved overall wellbeing. However, research on the impact of gardening on college-aged young adults is scarce. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Susana Matias, Kassandra Bacon, Arianna Hee, Saadhana Deshpande Tags: SNEB Nutrition Educator Competencies: Agricultural Production and Food Systems Source Type: research

A Novel Method for Estimating State-Grown Edible Portion Fruit and Vegetable Servings Using Agricultural Census Data
Local food initiatives, like Farm to School (FTS), promote the procurement of locally grown foods, including produce, for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs). However, assessing the availability of local produce for FTS procurement is challenging. Public crop statistics are communicated in acreage or monetary value, and the amount of edible product available for CNPs, which have federally mandated nutrition standards, is unknown. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Graham E. Bastian, Bridgette A. Bienias Source Type: research

Barriers to and Facilitators of Farmers ’ Markets Use Among Low-Income U.S. Households: A Qualitative Systematic Review
Food insecurity increases the risk of diet-related chronic disease among low-income populations due to persistent systemic health inequities. Short value chain (SVC) models of healthy food access —ie, programs that connect consumers more directly to producers—may be one solution for addressing food and nutrition insecurity. Farmers’ markets (FM) in particular have emerged with exponential growth as an alternative to conventional food retail, although systematic syntheses of literature on their utilization among low-income households in the United States (US) is limited. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Emily C. Kunkler, Katharine Garrity, Kathleen Krzyzanowski Guerra, Hannah Hart, Kathryn I. Poppe, Kara Johnson, Emma Lazor, Yang Liu, Khawlah Al-Muhanna, Ashlea Braun, Jennifer A. Garner Source Type: research

County-University Partnership For Intergenerational Urban Agriculture Initiative (UAI)
Understand the power of bringing community youth leaders, elders, nonprofit organizations, faith communities and the Land Grant University to harness their assets and agency to promote health and wellbeing in largely African American communities in North Minneapolis. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sharmyn Phipps, Joyce Mc Gee-Brown, Ashley Purry, Tonia Brinston, Michael Stratten Source Type: research

COVID-19 Impact on the Financial and Food Situations of South Carolinians Participating in a SNAP-Ed Produce Box Intervention
COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020. Although national measures were enacted aimed at mitigating financial and food hardships during the pandemic, more investigation is needed to understand how much and in what ways households were impacted. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Carrie Draper, Nicholas Younginer, Gabrielle Young Source Type: research

Exploring the Intention to Adopt Plant-Based Diets Among Young Korean Adults in Their 20s: Focusing on Barriers and Benefits
Transitioning to plant-based diets has gained substantial attention. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: So-Young Kim, Min Hyun Maeng Source Type: research

Exploring the Willingness to Reduce Meat Consumption Among Young Korean Adults in Their 20s
High meat consumption is associated with adverse impacts on sustainable food system. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: So-Young Kim, Min Hyun Maeng Source Type: research

Farm Clinic (F2C): A Food Recovery Produce Rx Model to Reduce Food Loss Connecting Under-Resourced Patients With Local Produce
Improve access to diverse local produce for under-served communities through the Farm2Clinic (F2C) food recovery produce prescription model. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Brandon Stroud, Lauren Sastre Source Type: research

Imperial County Farm-to-School Community Engagement Initiative
To bring together stakeholders from the distinct parts of the food system to increase the capacity for Farm-to-School (FTS) activity by holding a School-Farm Conference and an Imperial Valley Agriculture Tour. (Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior)
Source: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior - July 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Yu Meng Source Type: research