Veggies4myHeart digital game: an educational tool to promote vegetable consumption in preschool children - a multicentre experimental study
Despite differences in context and eating habits of Portuguese and Swiss children, the intervention with the Veggies4myHeart digital game increased preschoolers' willingness to taste vegetables, supporting the value of repeated exposure combined with digital tools. Improvement in nutrition knowledge further reinforces the potential of serious games as comprehensive educational strategies for promoting healthy habits in young children.
Authors
- Neuza Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-6632)
- Cátia Braga-Pontes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1971-0064)
- Sara Simões Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6782-7481)
- Maria P. Guarino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6079-1105)
- Paula Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3712-4803)
- Sophie Bucher Della Torre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4103-420X)
- Marlene Lages (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7389-6368)
- Leonel Vieito
Institutions
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (PT)
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Population and Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01074-z
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Haute école Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia