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This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on August 1, 1998. The length of the article is 4200 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the author: This paper describes an intervention to increase high school students' fruit and vegetable consumption. Twelve schools were randomized to intervention or control conditions. The cohort (2,213 students; 56% females, 84% Caucasian) were followed from 9th to 12th grades. Interventions comprised a media campaign, classroom workshops, school meal modification, and parental support. Usual daily servings of fruit/vegetables increased 14% in the intervention compared to the control group (p [is greater than] 0.001) the first three years. At follow-up, consumption within the control group also increased, resulting in no significant difference between groups. Intervention group knowledge scores and awareness indicators were significantly higher than those of the control group (p [is less than] 0.0001). Gimme 5 provided a first model to show that dietary habits of high school students can be influenced by positive media messages relative to that age group, increased exposure to a variety of tasty products, and minimal classroom activity. (J Sch Health. 1998;68(6):248-253)Citation DetailsTitle: Outcomes of a high school program to increase fruit and vegetable consumption: 'Gimme 5'- a fresh nutrition concept for students.Author: Theresa A. NicklasPublication: Journal of School Health (Refereed)Date: August 1, 1998Publisher: American School Health AssociationVolume: v68 Issue: n6 Page: p248(6)Distributed by Thomson Gale