title: Pilot using World Wide Web to prevent diabetes in adolescents.
abstract: This pilot study tested the effects of an interactive nutrition education Web site on fruit, vegetable, and fat consumption in minority adolescents genetically at risk for Type 2 diabetes. A one-group nonexperimental pretest, posttest focus group design was used. Twenty-one sixth-grade to eighth-grade junior high adolescents who were minorities volunteered to participate. Participants received 5 hours of Web-based nutrition education over 3 weeks. A significant difference in fat consumption was supported from the computerized dietary assessment. No difference was found in fruit or vegetable consumption. Comparative data indicated a rise in body mass index (BMI) percentile from 88.03 (1999) to 88.40 (2002; boys) and 88.25 (1999) to 91.2 (2002; girls). Focus group responses supported the satisfaction of adolescents in the study with the use of the Web-based intervention for nutrition education. Healthy eating interventions using Web-based nutrition education should be further investigated with adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX 79407, USA. joann.long@lcu.edu
authors.forename: Joann D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Myrna L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amos
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shriver
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roman-Shriver
authors.forename: Du
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Lanell
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luker
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Monica Witcher
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Blevins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000193:education; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D015206:Southwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology