title: The awareness level and needs for education on reducing sugar consumption among mothers with preschool children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to find out the level of knowledge on sugar-related nutrition among mothers with preschool children.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study conducted a survey on 350 mothers whose children attended daycare. The dietary lives of the children and the nutritional knowledge of the mothers on sugar were checked. In order to analyze results, SPSS 18.0 was used. ANOVA and t-test were also performed to analyze recognition and educational needs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When the degree of nutritional knowledge was measured and analyzed, the results showed about 11 average points out of 15. The higher a group's nutritional knowledge, the better the dietary habits and activities were and the activities were more ccommon. The group with a low level of nutritional knowledge consumed more foods with high sugar content, but this difference was not statistically significant. Also the children from the group of mothers that provided nutritional education to their children were more likely to engage in better dietary habits and activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  66.5% respondents did not know about policies to reduce sugar consumption, but most indicated that education on reducing sugar consumption is needed. Therefore, a government-driven search for efficient methods to campaign and publicize sugar reduction is needed in order to continuously provide appropriate education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Chungpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04310, Korea.
authors.forename: Younhee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Chungpa-ro 47-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04310, Korea.
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joo
keywords: Sugar consumption; education awareness; education demand; preschool children; sugar reducation