Changes to the Food Label: Engaging and Educating Via Interactive Video
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Changes to the Food Label: Engaging and Educating via Interactive Video by Casey M. Collins A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Nutrition (Honors Scholar) Presented May 11, 2018 Commencement June 2018 1 2 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Casey M. Collins for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Nutrition presented on May 11, 2018. Title: Changes to the Food Label: Engaging and Educating via Interactive Video. Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ Ingrid Skoog The project aims to engage and educate the OSU Undergraduate Student on 2020 changes to the food label as proposed by the Food and Drug Administration. The goal of the project was the production of a collaborative and meaningful piece of work that engages with effective educational practices such as interactive graphic material, clever script, and enthusiastic scenes and acting. The education portion of the project centers around label changes regarding serving size, added sugars, and micronutrients. Increasing the literacy of reading food labels especially with these new changes will allow college-aged students to make better-informed food decisions impacting their health. Key Words: Changes to the food label, Nutrition Facts Panel, FDA, Effective Educational Practices, Interactive Video, Educational Video, Nutrition, Food Label Corresponding e-mail address: [email protected] 3 ©Copyright by Casey M. Collins May 11, 2018 All Rights Reserved 4 Changes to the Food Label: Engaging and Educating via Interactive Video by Casey M. Collins A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Nutrition (Honors Scholar) Presented May 11, 2018 Commencement June 2018 5 Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Nutrition project of Casey Marie Collins presented on May 11, 2018. APPROVED: _____________________________________________________________________ Ingrid Skoog, Mentor, representing the College of Public Health and Human Sciences _____________________________________________________________________ Siew Sun Wong, Committee Member, representing the College of Public Health and Human Sciences _____________________________________________________________________ Drew Olson, Committee Member, representing Oregon State University Ecampus _____________________________________________________________________ Toni Doolen, Dean, Oregon State University Honors College I understand that my project will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University, Honors College. My signature below authorizes release of my project to any reader upon request. _____________________________________________________________________ Casey M. Collins, Author 6 Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge the following people for their support, willingness, and passion in the collaboration of this project. Thank you. Jarrett Knodel, Dietetic Student Colleague and Pirate Emma Miller, Production Assistant Drew Olson, Thesis Committee Member and OSU Ecampus Course & Multimedia Developer Rick Henry, OSU Ecampus Videographer/Video Editor Austin Spaeth, OSU Ecampus Web Developer Siew Sun Wong, Thesis Committee Member and OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences Associate Professor Jill Petreny, Bites Manager Ecampus Team And most notably for her encouragement, expertise, vision, and humor, Ingrid Skoog, Thesis Mentor and OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences Senior Instructor 7 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................. 9 Who is the FDA? ................................................................................................................................. 9 Rationale for FDA Proposed Changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel .................................................... 9 The Need for a Video Project .............................................................................................................13 Project Learning Outcomes for Undergraduate Student Team ...........................................................13 Materials and Methods ................................................................................................ 15 Effective Teaching Methods for Students ..........................................................................................15 Scripting .............................................................................................................................................19 Filming ...............................................................................................................................................20 Graphic Visualization .........................................................................................................................22 Interactive Animations ....................................................................... 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Imbedded Assessment and Provided Curriculum ...............................................................................25 Copyright ............................................................................................................................................27 Results ......................................................................................................................... 29 Food Label Video ...............................................................................................................................29 DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................. 30 FDA ....................................................................................................................................................30 Serving Size........................................................................................................................................32 Added Sugars .....................................................................................................................................33 Micronutrients ....................................................................................................................................35 Scripting, Filming, Editing, & Assessment ........................................................................................35 Future Research Opportunities ...........................................................................................................37 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 38 Literature Cited ........................................................................................................... 39 Appendix I: Storyboard ......................................................................................................................40 Appendix II: Prototype Script ............................................................................................................43 Appendix III: Final Script Draft .........................................................................................................46 Appendix IV: Pre/Post Assessment ....................................................................................................59 8 Introduction A short, interactive, and engaging nutrition education video was created for Oregon State University students in response to newly announced changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel, the National Nutrition Education Tool produced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This project aims to engage and educate on the food label mandated changes addressing serving size, added sugars, and micronutrients. This is important because increasing the literacy of reading food labels allows college-aged students to make better-informed food decisions impacting their health. Who is the FDA? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) holds the responsibility to assure that foods sold in the United States are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled. This policy applies to domestically and foreign produced food (H.R.3562, 1990). Rationale for FDA Proposed Changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel The Nutrition Facts Panel, referred to as the food label hereafter, remains the widest reaching nutrition education tool impacting consumers. The content creation for the food label is guided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Dietary Guidelines reflect the most current research conducted by experts in the field of nutrition and are updated every five years. Although the Dietary Guideline have been updated every five years in response to current nutrition research, many of these nutrition recommendations have not tricked down to the consumer via the food label. Consequently, the current 9 food label (before the May 2016 version) had not changed in over 20 years (FDA, 2018). In response to this disconnect of current nutrition information to the public, the FDA mandated changes to the food label on May 20, 2016. These changes, addressed in the video, reflect new scientific information so that consumers are able to make better-informed food decisions about what and how much they choose to eat (FDA, 2018). The main changes observed on the new label and covered in the video include updated