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Food patterns of Spanish schoolchildren and adolescents: The enKid Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2001

Lluís Serra-Majem ,
Reina García-Closas ,
Lourdes Ribas ,
Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo  and
Javier Aranceta
Lluís Serra-Majem*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, PO Box 550, E-35080 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Community Nutrition Research Centre, Scientific Park of University of Barcelona, Spain
Reina García-Closas
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of la Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Lourdes Ribas
Affiliation:
Community Nutrition Research Centre, Scientific Park of University of Barcelona, Spain
Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo
Affiliation:
Community Nutrition Unit, Ayuntamiento de Bilbao, Spain
Javier Aranceta
Affiliation:
Community Nutrition Unit, Ayuntamiento de Bilbao, Spain
*
*Corresponding author: Email Iserra@cicei.ulpgc.es
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Abstract

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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 μg 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.

Keywords

Food consumptionChildrenAdolescentsNutrition surveySpain
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 4 , Issue 6a , December 2001 , pp. 1433 - 1438
Copyright
Copyright © CABI Publishing 2001

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