Factors Influencing British Adolescents’ Intake of Whole Grains: A Pilot Feasibility Study Using SenseCam Assisted Interviews
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Ethics and Participant Recruitment
2.2. Using SenseCam
2.3. In-Depth Interviews
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Factors Influencing Whole Grain Consumption
3.1.1. Confusion and Uncertainty
“I try to go for the brown-looking varieties, as I’ve heard that brown bread is healthier, but that’s it. I don’t know why it is healthier and what’s healthy about it” (Liam, M., 16 years).
3.1.2. Taste
3.1.3. Home Availability and Influence
“I’d have a chapatti or a roti with my dinner—I like those. But I wouldn’t go for the whole grain option otherwise like, say, in a sandwich or to school. I prefer white bread” (Nathan, M., 13 years).
3.1.4. Availability and Accessibility beyond Home
3.1.5. Peer and Social Norms
3.2. Improving Adolescent Whole Grain Consumption
3.2.1. Promote Knowledge and Awareness
3.2.2. Changing Norms
3.2.3. Improving Appeal
3.3. The SenseCam Experience
4. Discussion
4.1. Adolescents, Health and Whole Grains
4.2. Family as Highly Influential
4.3. School as a Starting Point for Whole Grain Promotion
4.4. Teenage Culture and Importance of Social Media
4.5. SenseCam as a Valuable Tool to be Used with Adolescents
4.6. Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Participant | Gender | Age | Ethnicity |
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Participant 1—Nathan | Male | 13 | British Asian—Indian |
Participant 2—Dylan | Male | 11 | British White |
Participant 3—Hannah | Female | 15 | British Black/African |
Participant 4—Olivia | Female | 14 | British White |
Participant 5—Peter | Male | 13 | British Asian—Chinese |
Participant 6—Sasha | Female | 12 | British White |
Participant 7—Liam | Male | 16 | British Mixed White background |
Participant 8—Emma | Female | 14 | British White |
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Kamar, M.; Evans, C.; Hugh-Jones, S. Factors Influencing British Adolescents’ Intake of Whole Grains: A Pilot Feasibility Study Using SenseCam Assisted Interviews. Nutrients 2019, 11, 2620. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112620
Kamar M, Evans C, Hugh-Jones S. Factors Influencing British Adolescents’ Intake of Whole Grains: A Pilot Feasibility Study Using SenseCam Assisted Interviews. Nutrients. 2019; 11(11):2620. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112620
Chicago/Turabian StyleKamar, Maya, Charlotte Evans, and Siobhan Hugh-Jones. 2019. "Factors Influencing British Adolescents’ Intake of Whole Grains: A Pilot Feasibility Study Using SenseCam Assisted Interviews" Nutrients 11, no. 11: 2620. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112620