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An Educational Intervention for Improving the Snacks and Beverages Brought to Youth Sports in the USA

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  • Lori Andersen Spruance

    (Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA)

  • Natalie Bennion

    (Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA)

  • Gabriel Ghanadan

    (Department of Public Health, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA)

  • Jay E. Maddock

    (Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA)

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to test a small-scale intervention and its ability to decrease total sugar intake and number of calories offered at youth sports games. Methods: This study was a pre/post-test quasi-experimental design. A flier was developed and distributed to parents. The flier aimed to decrease the sugar-sweetened beverages and increase the nutritional quality of food brought to games. Baseline data were collected in 2018 ( n = 61). The flier was distributed prior to the start of the league, once during the league, and posted online in 2019. Postintervention data were collected in the intervention group ( n = 122) and a comparison group ( n = 74). Nutritional information was collected through direct observation. Results: The average amount of total sugar provided per game per child was 25.5 g at baseline when snacks/beverages were provided at games. After the intervention, the average amount of total sugar provided significantly decreased (16.7 g/game/child, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The intervention reduced total sugar offered and the number of sugar-sweetened beverages brought to games. It was low-cost and could be easily implemented by public health practitioners and/or parks and recreation administrators. Further, considerations could be made to implement policies relative to snacks and beverages at youth sports games.

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  • Lori Andersen Spruance & Natalie Bennion & Gabriel Ghanadan & Jay E. Maddock, 2021. "An Educational Intervention for Improving the Snacks and Beverages Brought to Youth Sports in the USA," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:9:p:4886-:d:548573
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    1. Colleen L. Delaney & Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, 2022. "Family Social Support and Weight-Related Behaviors of School-Age Children: An Exploratory Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-13, July.

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