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    Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina

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    Pawlak, Roman; Colby, Sarah Elizabeth; Herring, Julia
    Abstract
    The objective of this study was to assess beliefs (e.g. advantages, disadvantages, benefits, barriers) and knowledge about eating peanuts and tree nuts. Personal interviews based on the Theory of Planned Behavior were conducted to elicit beliefs about eating nuts. Then, a cross-sectional survey was administered to WIC participants from one county in North Carolina. One-hundred-twenty-four WIC participants (mean (SD) age=28.39 (8.09) completed the study. Most were Caucasian (51.6%) females (96%). About one third believed that eating nuts may help to lower cholesterol level. However, only about one forth believed that nuts can lower a risk of a heart attack or diabetes. More than one third believed that eating nuts will cause weight gain. The knowledge of respondents' about nutrient content of nuts was low with correct answers to most questions about 20% or below. The mean (SD) positive attitude, negative attitude, benefits and barriers scores, based on a range from 1 to 5, were 2.53 (0.91), 3.25 (0.89), 2.97 (0.85) and 2.90 (0.76), respectively. WIC participants' beliefs regarding the health effects of nuts are inconsistent with the most recent research findings. They are in a need to education about benefits of eating nuts.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1983
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     Nuts; Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC); Barriers; Beliefs 
    Date
    2009
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    Pawlak, Roman, & Colby, Sarah Elizabeth, & Herring, Julia. (January 2009). Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina. Nutrition Research and Practice, (3:3), p.220-225. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1983

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    Pawlak, Roman, and Colby, Sarah Elizabeth, and Herring, Julia. "Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina". Nutrition Research and Practice. 3:3. (220-225.), January 2009. April 18, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1983.
    Chicago:
    Pawlak, Roman and Colby, Sarah Elizabeth and Herring, Julia, "Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina," Nutrition Research and Practice 3, no. 3 (January 2009), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1983 (accessed April 18, 2021).
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    Pawlak, Roman, Colby, Sarah Elizabeth, Herring, Julia. Beliefs, benefits, barriers, attitude, intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina. Nutrition Research and Practice. January 2009; 3(3) 220-225. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/1983. Accessed April 18, 2021.
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