title: Nontraditional nutrition education interventions: the radio ECCA method.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a nutrition education intervention using a radio programme in the Canary Islands.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pre-post quasiexperimental epidemiological study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Free living population in the Canary Islands, Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 1753 individuals out of 6846 volunteers participating in the educational programme.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Dirección General de Salud Pública del Gobierno de Canarias, Spain. lbelluj@gobiernodecanarias.org
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bello Luján
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Armas Navarro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jiménez Suárez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández Betencourt
authors.forename: Ll
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serra Majem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011845:Radio; D013030:Spain