Factors associated with diet quality of children from Biscay
Factores relacionados con la calidad de la dieta en los escolares vizcaínos
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Lamas Mendoza, Maria del Mar
Hoyos Cillero, Itziar
Resumen
In Spain, children’s diet quality needs improvement, their fruit and vegetable consumption is lower than recommended servings per day, and their saturated fat intake is higher than recommended daily amount. Analyzing factors associated with diet quality is important to design interventions aimed at improving diet quality. Children completed a questionnaire on diet quality, confidence and peer support in fruit, vegetable and low-fat food consumption. Parents completed a questionnaire on family support and eating rules. A high-quality diet was associated with higher confidence in fruit and vegetable consumption in primary (girls p<0.001, boys p=0.01) and secondary school children (girls p<0.01, boys p<0.001), more eating rules in younger children (girls p<0.001, boys p<0.01), higher peer support in fruit, vegetable (girls p<0.05, boys p<0.05) and low-fat food consumption (girls p<0.001, boys p<0.05) in older children. Future interventions aimed at improving children’s diet quality should involve family and friends, and increase confidence in fruit and vegetable consumption. En España, la calidad de la dieta de los escolares es mejorable, su consumo de fruta y verduras es menor del recomendado, y su ingesta de grasas saturadas es superior a las recomendaciones. Analizar los factores relacionados con la calidad de su dieta es necesario para diseñar intervenciones orientadas a mejorarla. Los escolares completaron un cuestionario sobre calidad de la dieta, confianza y apoyo de los amigos en el consumo de fruta, verduras y alimentos bajos en grasas. Los padres completaron un cuestionario sobre apoyo familiar y reglas sobre la dieta. Tener una dieta de alta calidad se relacionó con una mayor confianza en el consumo de fruta y verduras en los escolares de educación primaria (niñas p<0,001, niños p=0,01) y secundaria (chicas p<0,01, chicos p<0,001), la presencia de más reglas sobre la dieta en primaria (niñas p<0,001, niños p<0,01), un mayor apoyo de los amigos al consumo de fruta, verduras (chicas p<0,05, chicos p<0,05) y alimentos bajos en grasas (chicas p<0,001, chicos p<0,05) en secundaria. Las futuras intervenciones orientadas a mejorar la calidad de la dieta de los escolares deberían involucrar a las familias y amigos, y potenciar la confianza en el consumo de fruta y verduras.
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