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Are child eating patterns being transformed globally?

Adair, Linda S., Popkin, Barry M.·2005·Obesity Research
DOI 10.1038/oby.2005.153
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the extent to which child dietary patterns and trends are changing globally. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Diets of children 2 to 19 years of age were studied with nationally representative data from Russia and the United States, nationwide data from China, and regional data from metropolitan Cebu, Philippines. Twenty-four-hour dietary recalls were examined at several points in time to examine trends in calories consumed away from home, snacking behavior, and soft drink and modern fast food consumption. Urban-rural trends were compared. RESULTS: U.S. and Cebu youth consume more than one-third of their daily calories and a higher proportion of snack calories from foods prepared away from home. In contrast, away from home food consumption is minimal in Chinese and Russian children. U.S. and Cebu youth consume about one-fifth of their total daily energy from snacks, but snacks provide a much lower proportion of energy in Russia ( approximately 16%) and China (where snacks provide only approximately 1% of energy). Fast food plays a much more dominant role in the American diet ( approximately 20% of energy vs. 2% to 7% in the other countries), but as yet does not contribute substantially to children's diets in the other countries. Urban-rural differences were found to be important, but narrowing over time, for China and Cebu, whereas they are widening for Russia. DISCUSSION: This research suggests that globalization of the fast food and other modern food sectors is beginning to affect child eating patterns in several countries undergoing nutrition transition. However, the contribution of fast food and soft drinks to the diet of children remains relatively small in China, Russia, and Cebu, Philippines, relative to the United States.

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Authors
Adair, L. S., & Popkin, B. M.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Corresponding author
Popkin, Barry M.
ORCID
Venue
Obesity Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-07
Volume
13
Issue
7
Pages
1281-1299
ISSN
  • 1071-7323 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-8528
DOI
10.1038/oby.2005.153
OpenAlex
W2068484397
Cited by
278
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2624 d)
Locations
  • Obesity Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD 38700, R01HD030880, R01HD038700, R01 HD 30880)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
Keywords
nutrition transition, fast food consumption, soft drink consumption, snacking, urban-rural differences, food globalization
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Energy Intake, Carbonated Beverages, Child, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Child, Preschool, China, Diet, Diet Surveys, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Preferences, Humans, Male, Philippines, Public Health, Mental Recall, Restaurants, Rural Health, Russia, United States, Urban Health, Global Health

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