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Lunchbox contents of Australian school children: room for improvement
- Source :
- European journal of clinical nutrition. 59(11)
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- In light of the increasing prevalence of obesity in children and the potential of schools as a setting for intervention, we aimed to identify the main foods and beverages consumed at primary school and to determine differences in consumption patterns between children who used the school canteen and those who did not. Cross-sectional survey of school foods in 1681 5–12 y old children, 2003–2004. Barwon South—Western region of Victoria, Australia. The school food provided an average (±s.e.m.) of 3087±26 kJ. Bread was the most frequently consumed food and contributed 20% of total energy at school, biscuits 13%, fruit 10%, muesli/fruit bars 8%, packaged snacks 7%, and fruit juice/cordial 6%. About 10% of children used the school canteen and these children obtained more total energy and more energy from cakes, fast foods and soft drink than noncanteen users (P
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Cross-sectional study
education
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Childhood obesity
Beverages
Food Preferences
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
Child
Nutrition and Dietetics
Schools
Anthropometry
business.industry
Public health
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Age Factors
Australia
Discriminant Analysis
medicine.disease
Healthy diet
Obesity
Diet
Health promotion
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Food
Child, Preschool
Fruit juice
Female
Soft drink
business
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Energy Intake
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 09543007
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European journal of clinical nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5fe86ac0cdbf706d9e5fcd66a485fe49