Comparisons of school and home-packed lunches for fruit and vegetable dietary behaviours among school-aged youths
| Autor: | Adrienne Nishina, Lenna Ontai, Carolyn Sutter, Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, Jennifer C Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adolescent Psychological intervention Medicine (miscellaneous) Dietary behaviour Cardiovascular Medical and Health Sciences California Fruits and vegetables Environmental health Vegetables Humans Child Students Nutrition School Health Services Consumption (economics) Schools Nutrition and Dietetics School age child Packed lunch Nutrition & Dietetics Food Services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health School nutrition Feeding Behavior Diet Lunch Digital imaging Fruit Female Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Public health nutrition, vol 22, iss 10 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2727 1368-9800 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s136898001900017x |
| Popis: | ObjectiveSchool-based interventions and policies encourage youths to include and consume fruits and vegetables at lunchtime via school lunches, but limited research has examined how these behaviours compare when youths have home-packed lunches. The objective of the present study was to compare fruit and vegetable contents and consumption among students having school or home-packed lunches over the school week.DesignParticipants were observed over five consecutive days at school lunchtime. Trained analysts estimated students’ lunchtime fruit and vegetable contents and consumption using digital imaging. Mixed models examined associations between fruit and vegetable dietary behaviours and lunch source (school v. home-packed), controlling for student gender, grade and school.SettingThree elementary schools in northern California, USA.ParticipantsFourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students (nchildren 315; nobservations 1421).ResultsStudents were significantly less likely to have and to consume fruits and vegetables (all PPConclusionsThe study adds to a growing body of literature indicating shortfalls in fruit and vegetable contents and consumption associated with having a home-packed lunch, relative to having a school lunch. Findings suggest that school-based interventions, particularly when targeting home-packed lunches, should focus on whether or not these foods are included and consumed, with less emphasis on quantities. |
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