Pesenti E, Fonte L, Zecca G, Schieppati S, Rossetti E, Piatti A, Lattuada M, Candela A, Valagussa F, Pellai A
Scuola di Specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano.
Minerva Pediatr. 2007 Jun;59(3):191-7.
This study was aimed at assessing eating habits among preadolescents living in Brianza, with a special focus on snacking' and breakfast' habits.
The research was carried out in 12 post-primary schools in Brianza and included 802 students attending 43 different classes (49.3% males and 50.7% females; mean age:12.6 years). The research tool was an ad hoc questionnaire administered to the preadolescents attending school on the day of the research. Data were analyzed using program Epi Info 6.
Many students (78.3%) had breakfast in the morning of the questionnaire's administration. Among those perceiving themselves as overweight, not having breakfast is more common than among others. This information is the opposite of what preadolescents say when inquired about their habit to have ''a good breakfast'': only 36.8% of the responders declare that it happens on a daily basis. As to snacking, 18.7% of the students declare to be used to having multiple snacking during the day; during school recess on the day of the survey, 39.9% of respondents declared that they had eaten various industrial snacks, while 27.4% had cakes or fresh bread, 1.2% both of them and 0.6% fruit. On a daily basis, 59.5% report to eat various and different fruits and 62.9% report the same when inquired about vegetables.
Considering the importance of a correct nutrition during developmental age and the importance of the phase of adolescence in establishing permanent nutritional habits that will last life-long, it is thus an educational priority to help preadolescents to choose the best foods for their health and well being.
本研究旨在评估居住在布里安扎的青春期前儿童的饮食习惯，特别关注零食和早餐习惯。
该研究在布里安扎的12所小学进行，包括802名学生，他们来自43个不同班级（男性占49.3%，女性占50.7%；平均年龄：12.6岁）。研究工具是在研究当天向在校的青春期前儿童发放的一份特制问卷。使用Epi Info 6程序对数据进行分析。
许多学生（78.3%）在问卷发放当天的早晨吃了早餐。在那些认为自己超重的学生中，不吃早餐的情况比其他学生更常见。这一信息与青春期前儿童在被问及“吃一顿丰盛早餐”的习惯时所说的情况相反：只有36.8%的受访者表示每天都吃早餐。关于吃零食，18.7%的学生表示习惯在白天多次吃零食；在调查当天的学校课间休息时，39.9%的受访者表示他们吃了各种工业零食，而27.4%的人吃了蛋糕或新鲜面包，1.2%的人两者都吃，0.6%的人吃了水果。每天，59.5%的人报告吃各种不同的水果，62.9%的人在被问及蔬菜时也是如此。
考虑到发育年龄阶段正确营养的重要性以及青春期在建立将持续一生的永久营养习惯方面的重要性，因此帮助青春期前儿童选择对其健康和幸福最有益的食物是一项教育重点。
