1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[T]he objective of the present study was to [...] assess the impact of a web-based version of Team Nutriathlon, an innovative web-based nutrition intervention, on the consumption of V/F [vegetables and fruit] and M/A [milk and alternatives] and [...] identify facilitators and/or barriers influencing its success among high school students.» (p. 3)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«A total of 282 students (61% female) participated in the study with 193 students (62% female) in the intervention and 89 students (58% female) in the control group.» (p. 6) Authors recruited «10 classes of grades secondary I and II (grades 7 and 8) from three different high schools in Québec City, Canada.» (p. 3)

Instruments :
- Guide d’entretien semi-directif
- Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

«Throughout the duration of Team Nutriathlon, students were introduced to strategies that enabled them to more easily achieve their goals. In our study, students reported that the strategies provided by teachers, parents, researchers and those discovered by themselves were factors facilitating the consumption of V/F and M/A. Developing strategies or “practical skills” (e.g. adding more V/F in the lunch box) and obtaining support from teachers and parents would allow students to increase their V/F consumption.» (p. 8) «During interviews, [s]everal students mentioned the importance of parental input during the program. Moreover, parents were involved in different ways with the adolescents by encouraging them to eat more V/F and M/A, reminding them to note their results on the website, increasing the amount of V/F during meals at home and in lunch boxes and buying more healthy foods at the grocery store.» (p. 7) Indirectly, this study indicates that «[p]arents, through their influence on food accessibility, support and being a role model may directly influence the consumption of certain foods.» (p. 8)