Effect of Nutrition Training on Dietary Behavior of Turkish Seventh Grade Students and their Mothers

This study was designed to investigate the effect of nutrition training delivered to seventh grade students and their mothers on developing nutrition awareness A sample of 230 seventh graders was selected from 13,487 students in two primary schools chosen from 114 schools in Gaziantep, Turkey. There is a relationship between two categorical variables, the chi-square test was used. A paired samples t-test was performed to compare before and after measurements, and Student's t test was used to compare the intervention and control groups. Based on their post-training weekly nutrition diaries, the intervention group students developed more positive attitudes compared to the control group students in terms of increasing the frequency of consuming the basic food groups during the main meals, reducing the consumption of sugary and fatty foods, and decreasing their rate of meal omission. The difference between the groups was statistically significant. Regular consumption of breakfast and lunch post-training increased in a statistically significant way in the intervention group compared to the control group