Children's fruit and vegetable intake: Socioeconomic, adult-child, regional, and urban-rural influences

Kirby, Susan D.; Baranowski, Tom; Reynolds, Kim D.; Taylor, Gretchen; Binkley, Dianne

doi:10.1016/s0022-3182(12)80794-1

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“…The availability of F&V also appears to be influenced by broader social and demographic characteristics. Although F&V were available in most children's homes, the degree of availability differed by socio-economic status (SES) but not ethnicity 18,19,21 . Children from higher-income homes were more likely to 17 Focus groups with 4th and 5th grade students Increasing availability of F&V was suggested as a means of increasing intake Kirby et al (1995) 18 Focus groups with 4th/5th grade students, parents, teachers and school food service workers 23 Focus groups with 42 low-income, 10-to 13-year-old African-Americans to understand influences on F&V consumption F&V availability reported as influencing consumption Wind et al (2005) 24 Focus groups with 92 10-11-year-old Belgian and Dutch children to understand factors associated with consumption Availability of F&V was low at home and at school, and this appeared to influence intake SES -socio-economic status.…”

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Fruit and vegetable availability: a micro environmental mediating variable?

Jago

Baranowski

2007

Public Health Nutr.

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“…The types of foods available were also different in urban and rural homes 18 . Children reported that F&V were not sold as alternative items during school lunch, and hence their lack of availability at this location likely hindered consumption 19 .…”

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Fruit and vegetable availability: a micro environmental mediating variable?

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2007

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Several studies have documented widespread cultural attitudes in the United States that define vegetables as tasting bad to children, expensive, and trouble for adults to prepare. 50,51 In light of these attitudes, it makes sense that vegetables would be consumed less frequently by children whose parents value ease in their family food routines. This hypothesis is also suggested by the negative relationship between number of nights per week parents prepared quick and easy suppers and the frequency of children's vegetable consumption (r ϭ Ϫ.27; P ϭ .01, Pearson's 2-tailed test).…”

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Relationships Between Use of Television During Meals and Children's Food Consumption Patterns

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ABSTRACT. Objective. We examined relationships between the presence of television during meals and children's food consumption patterns to test whether children's overall food consumption patterns, including foods not normally advertised, vary systematically with the extent to which television is part of normal mealtime routines.Methods. Ninety-one parent-child pairs from suburbs adjacent to Washington, DC, recruited via advertisements and word of mouth, participated. Children were in the fourth, fifth, or sixth grades. Socioeconomic data and information on television use were collected during survey interviews. Three nonconsecutive 24-hour dietary recalls, conducted with each child, were used to construct nutrient and food intake outcome variables. Independent sample t tests were used to compare mean food and nutrient intakes of children from families in which the television was usually on during 2 or more meals (n ‫؍‬ 41) to those of children from families in which the television was either never on or only on during one meal (n ‫؍‬ 50). Multiple linear regression models, controlling for socioeconomic factors and other covariates, were used to test strength of associations between television and children's consumption of food groups and nutrients.Results. Children from families with high television use derived, on average, 6% more of their total daily energy intake from meats; 5% more from pizza, salty snacks, and soda; and nearly 5% less of their energy intake from fruits, vegetables, and juices than did children from families with low television use. Associations between television and children's consumption of food groups remained statistically significant in multiple linear regression models that controlled for socioeconomic factors and other covariates.Children from high television families derived less of their total energy from carbohydrate and consumed twice as much caffeine as children from low television families. There continued to be a significant association between television and children's consumption of caffeine when these relationships were tested in multiple linear regression models.Conclusion. The dietary patterns of children from families in which television viewing is a normal part of meal routines may include fewer fruits and vegetables and more pizzas, snack foods, and sodas than the dietary patterns of children from families in which television viewing and eating are separate activities. Pediatrics 2001;107(1). URL: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/107/1/e7; television, food consumption patterns, dietary patterns.ABBREVIATION. NKAN, nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and norms.

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“…On average, US children are not eating the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables (Kirby et al 1995;Baranowski et al 1997;Wilson et al 1997). Of 1945-1997.…”

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Changing eating and physical activity patterns of US children

Johnson

2000

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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The number of US children who are overweight has more than doubled over the last decade. This change has broadened the focus of dietary guidance for children to address nutrient overconsumption and physical activity patterns. Total fat consumption expressed as a percentage of energy intake has decreased among US children. However, this decrease is largely the result of increased total energy intake in the form of carbohydrates and not necessarily due to decreased fat consumption. The majority of children aged 5-17 years are not meeting recommendations for Ca intakes. Much of this deficit is attributed to changing beverage consumption patterns, characterized by declining milk intakes and substantial increases in soft-drink consumption. On average, US children are not eating the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables. US adolescents become less active as they get older, and one-quarter of all US children watch ≥ 4 h television each day, which is positively associated with increased BMI and skinfold thickness. There is an urgent need in the USA for effective prevention strategies aimed at helping children grow up with healthful eating and physical activity habits to achieve optimal health.

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Children's fruit and vegetable intake: Socioeconomic, adult-child, regional, and urban-rural influences

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Fruit and vegetable availability: a micro environmental mediating variable?

Fruit and vegetable availability: a micro environmental mediating variable?

Relationships Between Use of Television During Meals and Children's Food Consumption Patterns

Changing eating and physical activity patterns of US children

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