The diet of preschool children in the Mediterranean countries of the European Union: A systematic review

L Pereira-da-Silva, C Rêgo, A Pietrobelli - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
This systematic review discusses data on the dietary intake of preschool children living in
the Mediterranean countries of the European Union, including the comparison with a …

Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risks of obesity and hypertension in Chinese children and adolescents: a national cross-sectional analysis

ZH Gui, YN Zhu, L Cai, FH Sun, YH Ma, J Jing… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
We investigated the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) and its association
with obesity and hypertension in a national sample of children and adolescents in China …

Socioeconomic status and health behavior in children and adolescents: a systematic literature review

N Gautam, G Dessie, MM Rahman… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Socioeconomic status affects individuals' health behaviors and contributes to a complex
relationship between health and development. Due to this complexity, the relationship …

Country-level and individual correlates of overweight and obesity among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in seven European countries

B Olaya, MV Moneta, O Pez, A Bitfoi, MG Carta, C Eke… - BMC Public …, 2015 - Springer
Background The present study aims to estimate childhood overweight and obesity
prevalence and their association with individual and population-level correlates in Eastern …

[HTML][HTML] Processed and ultra-processed food consumption among children aged 13 to 35 months and associated factors

MA Batalha, AKTC França… - Cadernos de saude …, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
The aim of this study was to evaluate the consumption of processed and ultra-processed
foods among children aged 13-35 months and its associated factors. We studied 1,185 …

[HTML][HTML] What influences mothers' snack choices for their children aged 2–7?

FWM Damen, PA Luning, V Fogliano… - Food Quality and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing intake of energy dense snacks by children is one of the factors contributing to
childhood overweight. Mothers are mainly responsible for the foods their young children …

Evaluation of a short food frequency questionnaire for dietary intake assessment among children

S Vilela, M Severo, T Moreira, E Ramos… - European journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Background/objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a short
food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intake at 4 and 7 years of age, against …

Dietary patterns and asthma prevalence, incidence and control

R Barros, A Moreira, P Padrão… - Clinical & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The increased asthma prevalence in westernized societies has been
suggested to be related to environment exposures and lifestyle changes, particularly diet …

The role of socio-economic factors in food consumption of Portuguese children and adolescents: results from the National Food, Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey …

S Vilela, I Muresan, D Correia, M Severo… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
This study aimed to evaluate the association between socio-economic factors and the food
consumption of a young population. Participants were from the Portuguese National Food …

Association of maternal characteristics and behaviours with 4‐year‐old children's dietary patterns

C Durão, M Severo, A Oliveira, P Moreira… - Maternal & child …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the association of family and maternal characteristics with preschool
children's dietary patterns. Trained interviewers evaluated subsample 3422 mothers and …