| Titre : | Family meals can help children reach their 5 A Day : a cross-sectional survey of children's dietary intake from London primary schools. (2013) |
| Auteurs : | Meaghan-S CHRISTIAN ; Janet-E CADE ; Charlotte-El EVANS ; Neil HANCOCK ; Camilla NYKJAER ; Nutritional Epidemiology Group. School of Food Science and Nutrition. University of Leeds. Leeds. GBR |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 67, n° 4, 2013) |
| Pagination : | 332-338 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Repas ; Enfant ; Journée ; Enquête transversale ; Enquête ; Surveillance ; Alimentation ; Aliment ; Régime alimentaire ; Angleterre ; Ecole élémentaire ; Homme ; Grande Bretagne ; Europe |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS sR0x8CEq. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background This study aims to explore how the home food environment and parental attitudes and values affect children's fruit and vegetable (F & V) intake. Methods The sample consists of 2383 children with a mean age of 8.3 years (95% CI 8.2 to 8.3) attending 52 primary schools in London. These children are taking part in two randomised controlled trials to evaluate a school gardening programme. Diet was assessed using a validated 24-h food tick list, the Child And Diet Evaluation Tool (CADET). Results The CADET tool found that children consumed on average 293 g F & V (95% CI 287 to 303) per day. Clustered (by school) multilevel regression models with total F & V as the primary outcome were conducted to explore how the home environment affects children's F & V intake. Children of families who reported'always'eating a family meal together at a table had 125 g (95% CI 92 to 157 ; p=<0.001) more F & V than families who never ate a meal together. Daily consumption of F & V by parents was associated with higher F & V (88 g, 95% CI 37 to 138) intake in children compared with rarely/never consumption of F & V by parents. Cutting up fruit and vegetables for children was associated with higher consumption. Families who reported always cutting up F & V for their children had 44 g (95% CI 18 to 71) more F & V than families who never cut up F & V. Conclusions This study identified that cutting up F & V and family consumption of F & V facilitates children's intake. Eating a family meal together regularly could increase children's F & V intake and help them achieve the recommended intake. |

