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edu, Syracuse University, 304 Lyman Hall, Syracuse, NY13244-1270; Barbara Lohse, PhD, RD, PennsylvaniaNutrition Education TRACKS, 135 East Nittany Avenue,Suite 405, State College, PA 16801; Jill Patterson, PhD, 122Chandlee Lab, Penn State University, University Park, PA16802; Suzanne Shoff, PhD, shoff@nutrisci.wisc.edu,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University ofWisconsin, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706;Colleen Boyle, Syracuse University, 304 Lyman Hall,Syracuse, NY 13244-1270

Objective: To evaluate the association of participant base-line characteristics (demographics, anthropometrics, activ-ity level, and fruit and vegetable intake) to the amount oftime spent on Web-based lessons.Design, Setting and Participants: Data are from Web-Health, a project developed to determine if health-at-any-sizeInternet lessons will prevent excessive weight gain in collegestudents. Participants, students ages 18-24 at one of 8 univer-sities, BMI $ 18.5, not pregnant or lactating, not nutrition orexercise majors, and without adverse health conditions, wererandomized into intervention and control groups. Interven-tion group (n¼832) data was analyzed for this report.Intervention: Intervention group had access to 10 Web-based lessons, once a week. Seconds on lessons weretracked by computer.Outcome, Measures and Analysis: Surveys on demo-graphics, exercise frequency, and fruit and vegetable intakeprior to inclusion. Anthropometrics were measured bytrained personnel. Total time on lessons was converted tominutes and separated into quartiles (1¼0-31.7, 2¼31.7-55.9, 3¼55.9-91.7, and 4¼$91.7 minutes). Mean differencesin student characteristics across quartiles were identified. As-sociations between quartile and baseline characteristics wereassessed using ANOVA GLM Univariate or Chi-Square(P<.05).Results: Weight in quartile 1 was significantly greater thanin other quartiles. BMI and waist circumference in quartile 1were significantly greater than those in quartiles 2 and 3.Gender, age, on or off campus living, and credit load weresignificantly different across quartiles. Fruit and vegetableintake and exercise did not differ across quartiles.Conclusions and Implications: Individuals withgreater weight, BMI, or waist circumference spent less timeon lessons. This project was funded by NRI, USDA, CSREES.

P41 Truth About Food ChoicesBehnoush Mohammadpour-Ahranjani, University ofBirmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK;Morteza Abdollahi, MD, MPH, National Nutrition and FoodTechnology Research Institute, P.O.Box 19394-4741,Tehran, Iran; Peymane Adab, MD, University ofBirmingham

Objective: To describe factors contributing to food selec-tion by parents in Tehran, Iran.Design, Setting and Participants: Data was drawnfrom a study aimed at developing an interventional model

for preventing childhood obesity. The study populationwere children in primary school and their families selectedrandomly from different socioeconomic strata. Three hun-dred twenty parents who consented completed a question-naire including a 10-item instrument to rate how variousfactors affected their food purchasing choice, using a5-point Likert scale. Furthermore, 6 focus groups withmothers from a range of backgrounds were held to explorebarriers towards healthy eating.Outcome, Measures and Analysis: Grounded theoryapproach was applied to analyze the data.Results: The questionnaire response rate was 68.5%.There was a tendency towards rating most factors as ‘‘ex-tremely important’’ and ‘‘important’’ in determining foodchoice. This rating was selected by over 90% in relationto food taste, children’s and other family members’ prefer-ence and by 95.4% and 99.6% for nutritional value andhealth issues respectively. In focus groups, children’s pref-erence for eating fast food and fried foods as well as fathers’requests for high fat dishes were mentioned several timesas a serious barrier towards healthy eating. Furthermore,participants often referred to preference for traditionallyaccepted foods that have high fat and carbohydratecontent.Conclusions and Implications: The findings empha-sise the necessity of applying mixed methods in exploringpeople’s attitudes towards nutritional issues and in findingappropriate interventional methods to deal with the re-lated barriers. This project was funded by the NationalNutrition and Food Technology Research Institute.

P42 Effectiveness of a Day Camp Experience inPromoting Food Tasting, Healthy FoodChoices, and Activity LevelsHarriet Worobey, MA, harrietw@rci.rutgers.edu, RutgersUniversity, 26 Nichol Avenue, Davison Hall, NewBrunswick, NJ 08901-2882; Elisa Rozo, BS, elisa.rozo@gmail.com, Rutgers University; John Worobey, PhD,worobey@rci.rutgers.edu, Rutgers University

Objective: During the summer of 2008, a day camp wasrun for the purpose of providing low-income, minoritychildren with sound nutrition practices, new foods, andphysical activity.Use of Theory or Research: Baseline and post-campmeasures of activity were made with Actiwatch� motiondetectors; the Food Friends� curriculum was used to intro-duce new foods. Surveys of nutrition knowledge and atti-tudes were taken with the children at the end of theprogram. Parents were surveyed regarding changes in theirchild’s eating and activity behavior.Target Audience: The target audience was 15 black andLatino children who had just completed kindergarten.Description: Baseline and-post camp measures of activitywere made with Actiwatch� motion detectors. The pro-gram supplied breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack,as well as a child-prepared mid-morning snack. All menus

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were developed using USDA dietary guidelines. Play-ground activities, swimming, and aerobics were provided.Evaluation: Total activity counts increased an average of51.3% from the start until the end of camp. Children’s will-ingness to try new foods ranged from 93 to 100%, and theirliking of foods they tried from 73 to 100%. 93% of the par-ents found their child more willing to try new foods, 86%found their child more interested in eating healthy foods,and 86% noticed their child having more energy.Conclusions and Implications: The results suggestthat the day camp was successful in promoting activity,food exploration, and healthy eating attitudes. Thisresearch was supported by grants from Johnson & Johnsonand New Brunswick Tomorrow.

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P43 Partnering with Middle School HealthTeachers Promotes Calcium ConsumptionAmong StudentsMary P. Wilson, MS, RD, wilsonm@unce.unr.edu;Robin Collins, MS, collinsr@unce.unr.edu;Kristen Christiansen, RD, christiansenk@unce.unr.edu,University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, 8050Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89123

Objective: Since 2000, the ‘‘Calcium, It’s Not Just Milk’’program has partnered with middle school scienceteachers to promote an increase in awareness, knowledge,and skills related to increasing consumption of calcium-rich foods among the target audience.Use of Theory or Research: The program is based on theSocial Marketing theory implementing various communi-cation strategies to reach the target audience.Target Audience: The target audience includes middleschool students ages 11 to 14.Description: When state science standards changed andnutrition was eliminated from the science curriculum, theprogram needed to find new partners. While not all middleschools had health teachers, partnering with them seemeda natural association. With the new partnership, programstaff have greatly increased the number of schools partici-pating in the program. In 2008, the 5-day ‘‘Calcium, It’sNot Just Milk’’ curriculum was taught by 7 health teachersto 609 students at 7 middle schools.Evaluation: To evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, andskills in identifying calcium-rich foods, students com-pleted a 16-item pre- and post-program evaluation. Aftercompleting the program, students had significant (p #

.0001) improvement in (a) ability to identify a variety offoods that are excellent or good sources of calcium, (b) abil-ity to identify the importance of calcium in bone health,and (c) state the amount of calcium they needed eachday to meet their needs.Conclusions and Implications: Health teachers canserve as excellent partners in communicating nutrition ed-ucation to students. This project was funded in part by theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program,Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

P44 SRA Winner-Effect of Sleep Quality onQuality of Life and Anthropometrics in 18- to24-Year-Old University of Maine CollegeStudentsDouglas R. Mathews, BS, DTR, douglas.mathews@umit.maine.edu; Adrienne A. White, PhD, RD, adrienne.white@umit.maine.edu, University of Maine Department of FoodScience and Human Nutrition, 5735 Hitchner Hall,Orono, ME 04469-5735; Suzanne Shoff, PhD, shoff@nutrisci.wisc.edu, University of Wisconsin Department ofNutritional Sciences, 1415 Lindin Drive, Madison, WI53706

Objective: Objectives were to assess sleep quality, qualityof life (QoL) and selected anthropometrics in college stu-dents, participating in an obesity prevention intervention.Design, Setting and Participants: Design was pre-,post- test, control-treatment with assessments adminis-tered online and face-to-face. Students (n¼218), 18-24years, were recruited through postings and direct contact.Seventy-three percent (N¼160) completed 3-month postassessments.Intervention: Intervention was an online fitness/nutri-tion course.Outcome, Measures and Analysis: Outcome measureswere the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ), assessingQoL, scored 0-36, (a¼0.87), and measured height, weightand waist circumference. Baseline sleep quality was the pre-dictor, assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI), scored 0-21, (a¼0.80). Analyses controlled for age,gender, and baseline QoL when the outcome was post-testBMI and baseline BMI when the outcome was post-test QoL.Results: Sleep quality was poor in 35% of students (PSQI$ 5). Among poor sleepers, 31% reported poor QoL at post-test (GHQ $15, P¼0.003). Baseline poor sleep quality wasassociated with approximately 4-fold risk of poor QoL atpost-test, independent of age, gender, and baseline BMI(OR¼3.9, 95% CI¼1.6-10.4, P¼0.003). Post-test BMI washigher for poor sleepers (24.4�4.0) than adequate sleepers(23.2�2.5) independent of age, gender, and baseline QoL(P¼0.04). Males, but not females, with poor sleep qualityhad higher post-test waist circumference (88.7 cm�8.9cm) than adequate sleepers (81.7 cm�4.9 cm) (P¼0.006).Conclusions and Implications: Poor sleep quality hada negative impact on QoL and in males predicted higherbody size. Long-term implications should be consideredwhen targeting college students for obesity preventionprograms. This project was funded through a multi-stateUSDA National Research Initiative Grant.

P45 Look Mom! In My Nutrition Course I’mLearning How to Cook!Rickelle Richards, PhD, MPH, RD, rickelle_richards@byu.edu, S-233 ESC; Amy C. Mitchell, BS, amy_mitchell@live.com; Lora Beth Brown, EdD, RD, lorabeth_brown@byu.edu; Shannon M. Grocott, shannon.student@gmail.com,S-245 ESC, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food