Food patterns of Spanish schoolchildren and adolescents: The enKid Study
- PMID: 11918496
- DOI: 10.1079/phn2001234
Food patterns of Spanish schoolchildren and adolescents: The enKid Study
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate dietary habits and nutritional status of Spanish schoolchildren and adolescents.
Design: Cross-sectional study by face-to-face interview.
Methods: A random sample of 3534 people aged 2 to 24 years were interviewed by a team of 43 dietitians in the subjects' homes. Interviews included 24-hour recalls (a second 24-hour recall in 30% of the sample), a food-frequency questionnaire and other questions including lifestyles, knowledge and food preferences.
Results: The participation rate was 68%. Mean daily energy consumption was 2189 kcal among males and 1781 kcal among females, and the percentage of energy from fat and saturated fat was 39.8% and 13.4%, respectively, without any differences by gender. Of females, 95% showed folic acid intakes below 200 microg day(-1). Consumption expressed as food groups reflected a westernised Mediterranean pattern.
Conclusions: The enKid Study provides reliable and useful nutrition information for children and adolescents in Spain, having incorporated a rigorous methodological design within a representative sample.
Similar articles
-
Nutrient adequacy and Mediterranean Diet in Spanish school children and adolescents.Eur J Clin Nutr. 2003 Sep;57 Suppl 1:S35-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601812. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2003. PMID: 12947450
-
Breakfast consumption in Spanish children and young people.Public Health Nutr. 2001 Dec;4(6A):1439-44. doi: 10.1079/phn2001235. Public Health Nutr. 2001. PMID: 11918497
-
Determinants of nutrient intake among children and adolescents: results from the enKid Study.Ann Nutr Metab. 2002;46 Suppl 1:31-8. doi: 10.1159/000066398. Ann Nutr Metab. 2002. PMID: 12428079
-
[Simple obesity in children. A study on the role of nutritional factors].Med Wieku Rozwoj. 2006 Jan-Mar;10(1):3-191. Med Wieku Rozwoj. 2006. PMID: 16733288 Review. Polish.
-
Spanish food patterns.Public Health Nutr. 2001 Dec;4(6A):1399-402. doi: 10.1079/phn2001227. Public Health Nutr. 2001. PMID: 11918489 Review.
Cited by
-
Italian guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents : Joint Consensus from the Italian Societies of: Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Pediatric Nutrition (SIGENP), Pediatrics (SIP), Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (SIGE) and Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM).Ital J Pediatr. 2024 Mar 14;50(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01607-y. Ital J Pediatr. 2024. PMID: 38486305 Free PMC article. Review.
-
Comparison of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet between Spanish and German School-Children and Influence of Gender, Overweight, and Physical Activity.Nutrients. 2022 Nov 7;14(21):4697. doi: 10.3390/nu14214697. Nutrients. 2022. PMID: 36364959 Free PMC article.
-
Dietary diversity and determinants of young adults in central China: A cross-sectional study from 2015 to 2020.Front Nutr. 2022 Sep 30;9:931107. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.931107. eCollection 2022. Front Nutr. 2022. PMID: 36245537 Free PMC article.
-
Effects of adherence to the Mediterranean diet in children and adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome.World J Clin Pediatr. 2022 Jul 9;11(4):330-340. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v11.i4.330. eCollection 2022 Jul 9. World J Clin Pediatr. 2022. PMID: 36052114 Free PMC article.
-
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Improved Clinical Scores and Inflammatory Markers in Children with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Trial.J Inflamm Res. 2022 Mar 29;15:2075-2086. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S349502. eCollection 2022. J Inflamm Res. 2022. PMID: 35411169 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
