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Nontraditional nutrition education interventions: the radio ECCA method

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 57, pages S86–S89 (2003)Cite this article

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate a nutrition education intervention using a radio programme in the Canary Islands.

Design: Pre–post quasiexperimental epidemiological study.

Setting: Free living population in the Canary Islands, Spain.

Subjects: A sample of 1753 individuals out of 6846 volunteers participating in the educational programme.

Interventions: A 6-week radio programme consisting of 12 didactic units with supplementary print support material and four optional attendance-based healthy cooking seminars.

Results: At 2 months postintervention, an increased consumption of pulses, salads, fruits and juices, cereals and fish, and a decreased consumption of meat, sausages, pastries, French fries, bread and eggs were observed.

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Acknowledgements

We express our appreciation for the collaboration of the Canarian Health Service and the Foundation Radio ECCA, along with the team participating in the programme. We also thank Joy Ngo for her help with editing the English manuscript.

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  1. Dirección General de Salud Pública del Gobierno de Canarias, Spain

    L M Bello Luján & A Armas Navarro

  2. Unidad de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    L M Bello Luján & Ll Serra Majem

  3. Fundación ECCA, Spain

    M Jiménez Suárez

  4. Ayuntamiento de Telde Gran Canaria, Spain

    L Hernández Betencourt

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Guarantor: L Serra Majem.

Contributors: LMBL was responsible for the design, material preparation, data analysis and writing. AAN and MJS were also responsible for the design and material preparation. LHB was involved in the data analysis. LSM contributed to the design and paper writing.

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Bello Luján, L., Armas Navarro, A., Jiménez Suárez, M. et al. Nontraditional nutrition education interventions: the radio ECCA method. Eur J Clin Nutr 57 (Suppl 1), S86–S89 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601811

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