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Theory Based Nutrition Education Intervention Discussion Paper

Skill Area: Community Nutrition and Education

Assignment Title:  Body Image

What I learned: I discovered that while most students felt the had a positive body image, in fact many of them had a laundry list of things they would change in their appearance. This led me to understand that the students surveyed did not have a good understanding of our questions, or perhaps they were not sure of their own feelings towards their body.

Reflection:  I discovered the importance of establishing the definition of terms and developing good questions for a survey to be most effective. When we asked students about their body image, many of them were confused and so their responses were not very clear which might have affected our conclusions.

Relevance: Understanding the issue of body image in our culture will help me in creating effective dietary plans for people. By creating a well designed questioning strategy I can determine a patient’s priorities and use those concerns to help the patient develop good eating habits and a better body image.