Effectiveness of Diet Habits and Active Life in Vocational Training for Higher Technician in Dietetics: Contrast between the Traditional Method and the Digital Resources.

José-Antonio Marín-Marín,Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero,Rebeca Soler-Costa,Jesús López-Belmonte

doi:10.3390/nu12113475

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Journal: Nutrients	Publication Date: Nov 12, 2020
Citations: 13	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: University of Granada, Universidad de Zaragoza

Abstract

Vocational training of students in diet habits and active lifestyle habits has recently become an important issue, given the health problems caused as a result of a poor diet. The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of different training actions (traditional method and digital resources) carried out in a program of dietary habits and active lifestyle at the vocational training stage. A quasi-experimental design of the pre-post type was developed. A sample of 177 participants was chosen. The instrument to collect the data was the validated ECHAES questionnaire. The results show that all study groups demonstrated similar averages across all dimensions, except in the digital resource post-test design, where the averages were higher than the rest. There was a significant relationship between the traditional teaching method and the post-test digital resources design in all dimensions. There was also a significant relationship between the pre-test and post-test of the traditional teaching method and the digital resource group in the dimensions. It can be concluded that both the traditional and the innovative method lead to learning in the vocational training student, although the values achieved by the group where the innovative method was adopted were much higher than in the traditional group.

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Nutrition education programs can help to improve dietary and nutritional patterns in adolescents [1], generating a positive impact on the knowledge of young people about healthy eating [2]
This study has analyzed the influence that two pedagogical methods—in this case, traditional teaching and teaching through the use of technological resources—have on the acquisition of content related to diet habits and active lifestyles
It should be noted that both the traditional and the innovative method generate learning in the student, the values achieved by the group where the innovative method has been developed are much higher than in the traditional group

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Nutrition education programs can help to improve dietary and nutritional patterns in adolescents [1], generating a positive impact on the knowledge of young people about healthy eating [2] They promote active lifestyles that prevent disease [3]. For this reason, pedagogical actions in which healthy diets are promoted and are associated with moderate physical activity improve the quality of life [4], even having a positive impact on the academic performance of higher education students, obtaining better results than students with poor nutritional habits [5]. Quality dietary training given by qualified professionals can increase the indicators of reduction in obesity and can facilitate the improvement of psychological factors [11]

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