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Evaluating the Effect of a Weight-Inclusive Approach in an Introductory Nutrition Course
Woods, Brooke Farrell
Woods, Brooke Farrell
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Objective: Determine how undergraduate students enrolled in Fundamentals of Nutrition, an introductory nutrition course, exhibit weight-normative and weight-inclusive thinking throughout the semester-long course. Methods: Student responses to eight weekly question submissions and one end-of-semester survey were collected and analyzed using qualitative data analysis methods, including template analysis and thematic analysis. Results: Themes observed and discussed include that diet culture permeates students' prior understanding of nutrition, students were curious about new perspectives regarding weight inclusivity, there was some difficulty reconciling weight-normative ideas with new weightinclusive content, and weight-inclusive topics were top interests over the entire semester. Conclusions and Implications: Students are receptive to weight-inclusive topics, and incorporating weight inclusivity into dietetics, nutrition, and health-related programs is important to mitigate harms of anti-fat bias, diet culture, and eating disorder development.
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2025-01-01