Kalergis Maria, MacDonald Andrew
Dairy Farmers of Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2009 Winter;70(4):e26-31. doi: 10.3148/70.4.2009.e26.
The interest in, intent to, and impact of consuming foods fortified with vitamins and minerals, particularly foods of poor nutritional quality, were evaluated among Canadians.
A Canada-wide, online survey of 1200 adults and teens was used to assess the interest in, intent to, and impact of consuming or serving foods fortified under two fortification scenarios (10% and 20% of the Recommended Daily Value). Categories of foods tested were cereal bars, energy bars, flavoured bottled water, frozen desserts, fruit drinks, fruit juice, salty snacks, soda pop, sports drinks, sweet baked goods, and sweets.
The majority of adults and teens were interested in consuming fortified foods and indicated that they would increase their current consumption of specific foods if they became fortified. These foods included soft drinks, salty snacks, fruit drinks, and fruit juice. A large proportion of adults also indicated that they would serve more of these fortified foods to their children.
Our findings reveal that fortifying foods, particularly those of poor nutritional quality, could lead to increased consumption of these foods among children, teens, and adults. Potentially, this could have a negative impact on eating habits and, in turn, could exacerbate the current nutrition-related health issues that Canadians face.
在加拿大人中评估食用富含维生素和矿物质的食物，特别是营养质量较差的食物的兴趣、意图及影响。
在加拿大全国范围内对1200名成年人和青少年进行在线调查，以评估在两种强化方案（推荐每日摄入量的10%和20%）下食用或提供强化食品的兴趣、意图及影响。测试的食品类别包括谷物棒、能量棒、调味瓶装水、冷冻甜品、果汁饮料、果汁、咸味小吃、汽水、运动饮料、甜烘焙食品和糖果。
大多数成年人和青少年对食用强化食品感兴趣，并表示如果某些食品强化了，他们会增加目前对特定食品的消费量。这些食品包括软饮料、咸味小吃、果汁饮料和果汁。很大一部分成年人还表示，他们会给孩子提供更多这类强化食品。
我们的研究结果表明，强化食品，特别是营养质量较差的食品，可能会导致儿童、青少年和成年人对这些食品的消费量增加。这可能会对饮食习惯产生负面影响，进而加剧加拿大人目前面临的与营养相关的健康问题。
