Dietary assessment according to frequency of food consumed away from home among children and adolescents: Based on the 2010~2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey / 한국영양학회지
Journal of Nutrition and Health
; : 471-481, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the dietary quality of food consumed away from home among Korean children and adolescents. METHODS: Data were obtained from the 2010~2012 KNHANES (Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) and included 3,583 subjects aged 7 to 18 years old. The frequency of food consumed away from home was dichotomized into more than once or less than once per day. RESULTS: Thirty percent of subjects were shown to consume food away from home more than once per day, and older children from higher income households showed a higher frequency of food consumed away from home compared to other children. The percentage of children and adolescents cited as regularly skipping breakfast was 19%. Individuals who ate out more than once per day showed higher consumption of energy and sodium than those who ate out less than once per day. CONCLUSION: Excessive intakes of energy and sodium are associated with obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity-related diseases. Thus, there is a need for nutritional intervention and educational efforts to improve child nutrition and prevent obesity.
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WPRIM
Main subject:
Sodium
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Family Characteristics
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Nutrition Surveys
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Breakfast
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Hypertension
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Korea
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Obesity
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Journal of Nutrition and Health
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article