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Overvægt er blevet en af de største folkesundhedsudfordringer i Danmark. Ifølge Den Nationale Sundhedsprofil er mere end 52,6% af den voksne befolkning nu klassificeret som overvægtige, og denne udvikling ledsages af en stigende forekomst af livsstilssygdomme som hjertekarsygdomme, type 2-diabetes og visse typer kræft. Overvægtsproblemet er tæt forbundet med danskernes kostvaner, hvor forbruget af søde drikke spiller en central rolle. Danskerne indtager årligt i gennemsnit ca.123 liter søde drikke pr. person, hvilket inkluderer både sukkersødede og lightdrikke. Tallene er tilmed en undervurdering af det reelle forbrug, fordi grænsehandel, illegal handel og det vi køber i kantiner, caféer og restauranter ikke er talt med. Af de solgte sodavand i Danmark er omkring 45% lightdrikke, og Danmark og Norge har det højeste forbrug af lightdrikke i de nordiske lande. Kostrådene anbefaler, at man slukker tørsten i vand, og at lightdrikke kun bør bruges som en midlertidig erstatning for sukkersødede alternativer og at forbruget af både sukkersødede og lightdrikke begrænses. Brugere og ikke-brugere af søde drikke er i dette notat kategoriseret som light-brugere (dem der kun drikker lightdrikke), sukkersødede-brugere (dem der kun drikker sukkersødede drikke), kombi-brugere (dem der drikker både light- og sukkersødede drikke) og ikke-brugere (dem der ikke drikker hverken light- eller sukkersødede drikke) baseret på syv dages kostregistrering. Lightdrikke (også kaldet sukkerfri drikke) defineres i dette notat som sodavand, energidrikke, iste og saftevand, der har reduceret eller intet energiindhold og sødet med intense sødestoffer som bl.a. aspartam, sucralose, cyclamat og acesulfamkalium. Lightdrikke er den primære kilde til danskernes indtag af lav-kalorieholdige sødestoffer. Lightdrikke, markedsføres som et sundere alternativ til sukkersødede drikke. Der er især international bekymring omkring markedsføring rettet mod børn og unge, især på soc

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the school-based educational intervention “FOODcamp” on dietary habits among 6th–7th graders (aged 11–13 years), focusing on the food groups: fruits and vegetables, fish, meat, discretionary food, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In this cluster-based quasi-experimental controlled intervention study, 16 intervention classes (322 children) and 16 control classes (267 children) from nine schools were recruited during the school year 2019–2020. The children were asked to record their food intake for four consecutive days (Wednesday to Saturday) before (baseline) and after (follow-up) attending FOODcamp, using a validated self-administered web-based dietary record. Eligible dietary intake registrations from 124 and 118 children from the control and interventions classes, respectively, were included in the final statistical analysis. Hierarchical mixed model analysis was used to evaluate the effect of the intervention. No statistically significant effects of participating in FOODcamp were found on the average food intake of the food groups eaten regularly (vegetables, fruit, vegetables/fruit/juice combined, or meat) (p > 0.05). Among the food groups not eaten regularly (fish, discretionary foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages), a non-significant tendency to lower odds of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages from baseline to follow-up (OR = 0.512; 95% CI: 0.261–1.003; p = 0.0510) was seen among FOODcamp participants compared to control participants. In conclusion, this study found no effect of the educational intervention FOODcamp on the dietary intake of vegetables, fruit, vegetable/fruit/juice combined, meat, fish, or sugar-sweetened beverages. The intake frequency of sugar-sweetened beverages tended to decrease among FOODcamp participants.

This study explored consumer awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards a plant-based diet (PBD) in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain. Furthermore, it assessed knowledge and attitudinal determinants of whether consumers consider the term PBD more appealing than VTD (vegetarian) or VND (vegan). An online survey was conducted among young adults (age 18–30 years) (n = 438) in October 2018. It showed that awareness of the term PBD differed significantly among the countries and was lowest in Spain. Nearly all respondents reported awareness of the terms VTD and VND. Overall, respondents had limited knowledge of a PBD composition and many respondents considered the term PBD equivalent to VND. A neutral to slightly positive attitude towards a PBD was found, and specifically positive regarding health, environment and animal welfare. Many Belgian and Dutch respondents perceived the term PBD as more appealing than VND, while many Danish and Spanish respondents were more indifferent. Knowledge about PBDs and perceiving such diets as tasty and enjoyable contributed significantly to the likelihood of perceiving the term PBD as more appealing than VTD and VND. The concept ‘plant-based diet’ is promising for future health promotion initiatives in Europe, with special focus on provision of adequate information.