@Article{Białek-Dratwa2016,
journal="Nutrition, Obesity \& Metabolic Surgery",
issn="2353-9437",
year="2016",
title="Promoting healthy eating habits through awareness campaigns in Poland",
abstract=" Introduction : The  aim of  this study was to assess the  knowledge of  young people about social campaigns related to food and nutrition using as an example the  campaigns ‘I know what I choose’, ‘The labeling of  food products with GDA’ and ‘Cool kids do not eat junk food’.   Material and methods:  The  survey was conducted in a  group of  elementary school students, junior high, and high school students. The  final analysis of  the  survey enrolled 463 people whose questionnaires were completed correctly and returned. Schools participating in the  study were randomized from all types of  schools.   Results : 63.9% of  respondents demonstrated knowledge of  the  logo used in the  campaign, ‘I know what I choose’. The  respondents were asked about a  list of  foods which had the  information of  the  Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA). 72.0% of  students, 42.1% of  middle school students, 41.9% of  high school students and 29.4% of  primary school children were able to identify the  product with GDA.   Conclusions : Among the  respondents, the  detailed knowledge of  each campaign was not satisfactory. The  campaigns ‘Cool kids do not eat junk food’ and ‘I know what I choose’ were among the  most well-known in the  group of  pupils in primary school and students. The  GDA campaign was the  best known in the  group of  students, but the  ability to use the  GDA label properly was low. In the  study group, body weight did not significantly affect the  level of  knowledge about social campaigns. However, it was observed that the  campaign ‘I know what I choose’ is better known by persons of  normal weight than among people who are overweight or obese.",
author="Białek-Dratwa, Agnieszka
and Grajek, Mateusz
and Mencner, Łukasz
and Grochowska-Niedworok, Elżbieta",
pages="1--7",
doi="10.5114/noms.2016.62636",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/noms.2016.62636"
}