Policy and Food Consumption: What Nutrition Guidelines Are Swiss Children Meeting and What Determines Adherence?

Autor:	Rangelov N; BeCHANGE Research Group, Institute of Public Health and Institute of Public Communication, Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland., Nogueira Avelar E Silva R; BeCHANGE Research Group, Institute of Public Health and Institute of Public Communication, Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.; Department of Clinical Medicine-Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., Suggs LS; BeCHANGE Research Group, Institute of Public Health and Institute of Public Communication, Universitá della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.; Swiss School of Public Health, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in nutrition [Front Nutr] 2021 Jun 04; Vol. 8, pp. 641799. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 04 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fnut.2021.641799
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To describe the adherence of the children to the Swiss Society for Nutrition (SSN) dietary guidelines, assess determinants of adherence, and compare these findings with a previous study in the same population. Methods: Data from 312 children ages 5-12 were collected through a survey and a 2-day food record. The associations of children- and parent-related factors with adherence of the children to guidelines were assessed by logistic regression analyses. Results: SSN guidelines were not met for any food category, although there were improvements: vegetables (4.5% in this study vs. 0% in the previous study), sweets, snacks, and soft drinks (SSD) (12.5 vs. 9.5%), and fruit (45.5 vs. 10.4%). Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) in children was associated with higher adherence to guidelines for protein intake. Higher parental BMI was associated with higher adherence to vegetables. Parental lower educational level was associated with higher adherence for cereal. Conclusion: Despite improvements since the last eating behavior assessment in this population, children consume too little fruit, vegetables, cereal, and milk and dairy products, and too much SSD and proteins. Further efforts are needed to promote healthy eating to children and achieve adherence to guidelines. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Rangelov, Nogueira Avelar e Silva and Suggs.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
Externí odkaz:	Zobrazit plný text záznamu