Meal skipping relates to food choice, understanding of nutrition labeling, and prevalence of obesity in Korean fifth grade children
Nutrition Research and Practice
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: 328-333, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
This study was performed to investigate the differences in food choice, nutrition labeling perceptions, and prevalence of obesity due to meal skipping in Korean elementary school children. A national survey was performed in 2010 to collect data on food intake frequency, understanding of nutrition labeling, and body mass index from 2,335 fifth grade students in 118 elementary schools selected from 16 metropolitan local governments by stratified cluster sampling. The data were analyzed using the SAS 9.1 and SUDAAN 10.0 packages. Students who consumed three meals for 6-7 days during the past week were classified into the regular meal eating (RM) group (n = 1,476) and those who did not were placed into the meal skipping (MS) group (n = 859). The daily intake frequency of fruits, vegetables, kimchi, and milk was significantly lower in the MS group compared to that in the RM group (P < 0.001), whereas the daily intake frequency of soft drinks and instant noodles (ramyeon) was significantly higher in the MS group than that in the RM group (P < 0.05). The MS group demonstrated a significantly lower degree of understanding with regard to nutrition labeling and high calorie foods containing low nutritional value than that in the RM group. The distribution of obesity based on the percentile criteria using the Korean growth chart was different between the MS and RM groups. The MS group (8.97%) had a higher percentage of obese subjects than that in the RM group (5.38%). In conclusion, meal skipping was related to poor food choice, low perception of nutrition labeling, and a high prevalence of obesity in Korean fifth grade children.
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Asunto principal:
Fenotiazinas
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Verduras
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Bebidas Gaseosas
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Índice de Masa Corporal
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Prevalencia
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Leche
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Ingestión de Alimentos
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Gráficos de Crecimiento
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Comidas
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Etiquetado de Alimentos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Niño
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Nutrition Research and Practice
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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