| Summary: | 碩士 === 嘉南藥理大學 === 保健營養系 === 102 === In comparison of the reports of the “Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT)” of 1993-1996 and 2005-2008, it indicated the changing growth rates of overweight and obesity. The overweight male population of the ages that ranged from 31-44 increased by 56% and 99% and female by 20%. Overall, 50% of the male and 36% of the female were overweight. Research showed some promising effects on lowering high blood pressure and reducing weight from the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. The study participants of this research were general population of the ages ranging from 20-64 with BMI ≧ 24. The total of the sample was 35 (5 males and 30 females). The whole research lasted 3 months and was based on the principle of the DASH diet with the intervention during the 6-week (once per week) nutrition and health education class. The effectiveness of nutrition education programs, anthropometry and blood biochemistry were assessed. The questionnaire investigated three main parts concerning diet and nutrition: "problems & behavior", "habit, self-monitoring, planning diet, & weight control" and "knowledge". The results showed that twenty-three participants lost weight ranging from 0.1 to 5 kilogram, one participants remained the same, and eleven participants gained weight. In comparison of having the nutrition education programs before and after, were found, there were significant differences (p<0.05) in many aspects, containing diet and nutrition surveys ( including behavior, habit and knowledge), anthropometry assessment ( including weight, BMI and body fat) and blood biochemical ( including high density lipoprotein).Besides, in speaking of the individuals, the parts of "problems & behavior", "habit, self-monitoring, & planning diet" and" knowledge" had significant differences (p< 0.05). The comparison of average body weight of pre- and post-intervention was also shown significantly different, with 73.9± 15.0 vs. 73.2 ± 15.3 (p< 0.05). The study suggested that this DASH-based nutrition education intervention was found effective for weight management.
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