Education and Health. Learning healthy habits among Colombian students: A study on attitudes towards food

Abstract

This study employs an attitude change approach to examine the effectiveness of diverse pedagogical strategies in conveying human nutrition concepts. The objective was to evaluate the impact of these strategies on knowledge and attitudes towards food. It was employed the DIAC method, which combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, and included 100 secondary school students and 129 families from a public educational institution in Colombia. A learning unit on human nutrition was implemented for the students, while the families completed a survey to assess their perceptions of family nutrition. The study yielded several key outcomes, including changes in attitudes toward food, knowledge acquisition, behavioral modification, and the consolidation of students’ cognitive structures.