School garden-based interventions can improve bloodsugar, reduce bad cholesterol in children UTHealth jamanetworkopen
A cluster randomized controlled trial conducted by researchers with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and The University of Texas at Austin found that Texas Sprouts—a gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention implemented in
in Austin—improved glucose control and reduced bad cholesterol in high-risk minority youth. The results were published today in"The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends 2.5 cups of vegetables per day for children 9 to 13 years old," said Adriana Pérez, Ph.D., senior author of the study and professor of biostatistics and data science with the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
From 2016 to 2019, researchers analyzed 16 low-income elementary schools in the greater Austin area with majority Hispanic student populations. The schools were randomly assigned to either Texas Sprouts intervention or delayed intervention. Texas Sprouts spanned the nine-month school year and involved the formation of a Garden Leadership Committee; a quarter-acre outdoor teaching garden; a series of 18 student gardening, nutrition, and cooking lessons taught by trained educators throughout the; and nine monthly parent lessons. The delayed intervention was implemented the following academic year and received an identical intervention.
The team measured students' height, weight, and body mass index parameters, as well as their glucose, insulin,
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