TY - JOUR AU - Maxwell, Annette E. AU - Castillo, Laura AU - Arce, Anthony A. AU - De Anda, Teresa AU - Martins, David AU - McCarthy, William J. PY - 2018 TI - Eating Veggies Is Fun! An Implementation Pilot Study in Partnership With a YMCA in South Los Angeles T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E132 VL - 15 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES Children eat less than recommended amounts of vegetables. Repeated taste exposure can increase children's acceptance of initially disliked vegetables. However, implementation of this strategy is lacking. We conducted a pilot study to assess the feasibility of implementing an evidence-based intervention to promote liking of initially disliked vegetables among children enrolled in a YMCA summer camp. INTERVENTION APPROACH We adapted a research-tested intervention to promote child liking of vegetables for implementation in small groups. In summer 2015, 50 children aged 7 to 12 years were invited to taste 5 initially disliked vegetables daily for 10 days. EVALUATION METHODS Children rated how much they liked vegetables on a 5-point emoji-like faces Likert scale at baseline and 2- and 4-week follow-up. The mean ratings for liked and initially disliked vegetables were estimated over time using mixed effects modeling. RESULTS We achieved excellent participation of parents and children; however, we experienced nonstudy-related attrition caused by disenrollment of some children from the weekly camp program. The average liking increased over time (linear trend, P = .003) for the 5 targeted vegetables but not for the other nontargeted vegetables, as predicted. IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH This pilot study suggests that repeated vegetable tasting opportunities offered by community programs may be a practical strategy for introducing low-income, young children to new or initially disliked vegetables. The study demonstrates the feasibility of implementing a health promotion strategy that has the potential to improve population health in a community setting in an underresourced neighborhood. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.180150 DO - 10.5888/pcd15.180150 ER - 国产精品久久久久久一级毛片