By: Nila Rosen, L.Ritchie, K.fenton, T. Patterson
University of California Berkeley held a study to evaluate the time of lunch, order of play and eating during the lunch period with fruit and vegetables (FV) intake. It is shown the increase and fruit and vegetable intake in children is needed. University of California Berkeley took a 24-hour recall of 3,463 4th and 5th graders attending 44 elementary schools in California during the 2011-12 school year. They observed many things like, the order of eating and playing time. When the results came back lunch period lengths did not differ. The FV intake for students who had a play before versus after the eating schedule did not significantly get higher either. It was actually shown there was a positive impact with students who brought lunch from home. In conclusion, Playing before eating can actually help some elementary students because it can increase FV intake. This experiment was funded by supplemental Nutrition Assistance program Education and the Orfalea Foundation.
Rosen, Nila, L.Ritchie, K.Fenton,T. Patterson. "Will Students Eat More Fruits and Vegetables if School Policies Include Longer Lunch
Periods or Letting Children Play First?" Science Direct. UCONN,
www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/science/article/pii/S1499404614001857.
I liked that she chose an article that doesn't completely focus on play but shows how other factors impact a child's play behavior.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree with this article because it seems like playing before eating does not make a big enough difference. Not every student will bring lunch from home. There is not enough data to support its claims. How does playing before eating increase FV intake when it says that there was no significant difference other than with students who bring their own lunch.
ReplyDeleteI liked how she explained what the article was about and explained what they observed with what children will eat more of.
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ReplyDeleteI like how she mentions how things impact children play and how she fully explains
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