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ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF MYPLATE AND DIETARY TRENDS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS

Radcliff, Sarah M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1555085686202184

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2019, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
MyPlate is the current food guide image that was created by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2011 to teach Americans proper nutrition intake. The MyPlate website provides curriculum for kids age 6-11 as well as a toolkit and resources for college campuses. Students who are now 19 years old would have been within that first wave of students who would have been taught MyPlate curriculum instead of MyPyramid. Because college is when teens typically start making food choices on their own and developing habits to carry them into adulthood, it is important that they understand the basics of nutrition. The purpose of this study was to understand the knowledge of MyPlate and the perception of its utility among undergraduate students between the ages of 18-24. Participants were limited to male and female undergraduate students between the ages of 18-24, who completed an online survey with demographic, knowledge and perception questions. Analysis of the data showed a significant correlation between knowledge of MyPlate and perception of MyPlate utility. (p = <.05). We also looked at dietary trends and compared them to MyPlate recommendations. We found that although students could directly identify MyPlate, they were not necessarily meeting recommendations. Further studies with a larger population and a larger emphasis on dietary intake are needed to confirm the results of this study.
David Sharp, Dr. (Advisor)
Eun-Jeong Ha, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Emily Baker (Committee Chair)
128 p.
Nutrition
MyPlate; nutrition; college students; MyPlate adherence; MyPlate knowledge; MyPlate perception

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  • Radcliff, S. M. (2019). ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF MYPLATE AND DIETARY TRENDS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1555085686202184

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Radcliff, Sarah. ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF MYPLATE AND DIETARY TRENDS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS. 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1555085686202184.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Radcliff, Sarah. "ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF MYPLATE AND DIETARY TRENDS AMONGST UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1555085686202184

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