Goh Danial Yam Thiam, Jacob Anna
Department of Paediatrics, University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Jul;47(7):465-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01999.x. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
To examine the beverage consumption habits of Singaporean children and to investigate knowledge and attitudes of parents and children with regard to beverage consumption.
A total of 800 respondents were randomly surveyed using face-to-face household interviews conducted between 10 March and 23 April 2009. The survey included mothers aged 25 to 44 years, of 400 children aged three to six years and 400 children aged seven to 10 years.
Children aged three to six and seven to 10 years typically consume milk on a daily basis. Younger children consume a greater number of servings of milk, whereas a significantly greater proportion of children aged seven to 10 years consume malted energy drinks and non-gassy and gassy soft drinks (P ≤ 0.005 for all). In older children, a decline in the proportion consuming milk on a typical weekday (69% vs. 92% for three- to six-year-olds) is accompanied by a reduction in mean calcium intake (733 mg vs. 1032 mg for three- to six-year-olds). On a typical weekday, 26% of children aged three to six years did not meet the recommended daily dietary allowance (RDDA) of 600 mg of calcium. Of children aged seven to 10 years, 61% also did not meet the age-appropriate RDDA of 700 g mg of calcium.
Milk consumption decreases with age while the consumption of beverages such as malted energy drinks, gassy and non-gassy soft drinks and syrups increases markedly. Educational programmes may aid in the selection of appropriate nutrient-dense beverages and other calcium-rich foods to ensure that children achieve the recommended daily dietary nutrient intake.
调查新加坡儿童的饮料消费习惯，并探究家长和儿童对饮料消费的认知及态度。
2009年3月10日至4月23日期间，通过面对面的家庭访谈对800名受访者进行随机调查。调查对象包括400名3至6岁儿童的25至44岁母亲、400名7至10岁儿童。
3至6岁以及7至10岁的儿童通常每天都喝牛奶。年龄较小的儿童饮用牛奶的份数更多，而7至10岁儿童中饮用麦芽能量饮料、非碳酸和碳酸软饮料的比例显著更高（所有比较P≤0.005）。在年龄较大的儿童中，平日饮用牛奶的比例下降（3至6岁儿童为92%，7至10岁儿童为69%），同时平均钙摄入量减少（3至6岁儿童为1032毫克，7至10岁儿童为733毫克）。在平日，26%的3至6岁儿童未达到每日600毫克钙的推荐膳食摄入量（RDDA）。7至10岁儿童中，61%也未达到适合该年龄段的700毫克钙的RDDA。
随着年龄增长，牛奶消费量下降，而麦芽能量饮料、碳酸和非碳酸软饮料以及糖浆等饮料的消费量显著增加。教育项目可能有助于选择合适的营养丰富型饮料和其他富含钙的食物，以确保儿童达到每日推荐的膳食营养摄入量。
