BACKGROUND: Eating behaviors developed during adolescence can have immediate
health implications and influence future chronic disease risk. The objectives of this study …

Nutritional quality of children's diets is a public health priority in the fight against childhood
obesity and chronic diseases. The main purpose of this study was to determine contribution …

Little is understood about the patterns and trends in adolescent and adult beverage intake in
Mexico or most other countries. Here, we used nationally representative dietary intake …

OBJECTIVE: To describe meal and snack patterns of Hispanic and non-Hispanic infants and
toddlers. DESIGN: A cross-sectional telephone survey in which mothers or other primary …

The present study aimed to assess energy intake, nutrient profile and food sources in
Spanish children participating in the EsNuPI (“Estudio Nutricional en Población Infantil …

Objective Evaluate foods and beverages consumed, and energy and nutrient densities that
constitute morning, afternoon, and evening snacking periods among children in the US …

Background: The prevalence of obesity and the intake of discretionary foods [high saturated
fat and/or added sugar (HSFAS) products and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)] are high …

Diet during adolescence can have lasting effects on nutritional status, health, and
development. We hypothesized that dietary patterns with low-quality nutrition are associated …

Mexico, with 1 of the highest obesity prevalences in the world, instituted a 10% excise tax for
any sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) starting on 1 January 2014. Understanding the recent …

Preventing obesity (OB) among adults is a public health priority. One factor that seems to
contribute to OB, due to the extra energy intake it involves, is the greater consumption of …