Friday, August 6, 2010

Education Research Report: New research: Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons

Education Research Report: New research: Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons

New research: Children's vegetable intake linked to Popeye cartoons

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Popeye cartoons, tasting parties and junior cooking classes can help increase vegetable intake in kindergarten children, according to new research published in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics.

Researchers at Mahidol University in Bangkok found the type and amount of vegetables children ate improved after they took part in a program using multimedia and role models to promote healthy food.

Twenty six kindergarten children aged four to five participated in the eight week study. The researchers recorded