Kelishadi, R and Mozafarian, N and Qorbani, M and Motlagh, ME and Safiri, S and Ardalan, G and Keikhah, M and Rezaei, F and Heshmat, R (2017) Is snack consumption associated with meal skipping in children and adolescents? The CASPIAN-IV study. Eating and Weight Disorders. pp. 321-328.
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Abstract
PURPOSE: The present inquiry set to assess the relationship between snack consumption and meal skipping in Iranian children and adolescents. METHODS: Overall, 14,880 students, aged 6-18 years, were selected via multistage cluster sampling method from rural and urban areas of 30 provinces of Iran. A validated questionnaire of food behaviors including questions on snacks consumption and taking/skipping meals was completed. Consuming and skipping meals and their related factors were reported in both crude and adjusted models. RESULTS: Overall, 13,486 students with a mean age of 12.47 ± 3.36 years completed the study (90.6% participation rate). Among them, 32.08, 8.89, and 10.90% skipped breakfast, lunch, and dinner, respectively. Compared to their counterpart groups, the frequency of meal skipping was higher in girls, urban inhabitants, and students in higher school grades (P < 0.05). Snack consumption was associated with an increased odds ratio of meal skipping in many types of snack groups. CONCLUSIONS: Meal skipping and snack consumption were frequent among Iranian children and adolescents. Evidence based interventions are proposed to improve the students' eating habits. KEYWORDS: Adolescents; Children; Meal skipping; Snack consumption
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | WS Pediatrics |
| Divisions: | School of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | mrs Maryam azmoode |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2017 06:59 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2017 06:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.jums.ac.ir/id/eprint/10 |
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