Dalma A, Kastorini C M, Zota D, Veloudaki A, Petralias A, Yannakoulia M, Linos A
Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health, Athens, Greece.
Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Child Care Health Dev. 2016 Mar;42(2):267-77. doi: 10.1111/cch.12315. Epub 2016 Jan 12.
The aim of this work was to explore parents' and children's attitudes towards healthy eating and the free provision of a daily school meal in underprivileged areas of Greece.
Twenty focus groups were conducted in 14 schools. Eligible participants were children/adolescents and their parents, who were recipients of a food aid, healthy nutrition school-based programme. Their perceptions towards healthy eating and related barriers, experience of a school feeding programme, other nutrition intervention initiatives were qualitatively evaluated.
Most of the parents referred to the Mediterranean diet as a healthy dietary pattern. Nearly all parents were aware of their effect as role models and commented on the benefits of eating together as a family, as well as on the importance of improving their own dietary habits. Parents reported using various methods to promote a healthy diet, as part of their parenting role. They perceived their role as difficult, as they have to deal with children's resistance, financial constraints arising from the current economic crisis in Greece and busy work schedules. All students perceived the school feeding programme as health-promoting, reflecting their parents' perceptions.
The present findings indicate that although the traditional Mediterranean diet was perceived by the majority of the adults as a health and traditional dietary pattern, parents reported several barriers related to its adoption. In particular, the most common barriers included financial difficulties, limited time for food preparation and children's resistance to consume healthy foods.
本研究旨在探讨希腊贫困地区家长和儿童对健康饮食的态度以及学校每日免费提供膳食的情况。
在14所学校开展了20个焦点小组。符合条件的参与者为儿童/青少年及其家长，他们是一项基于学校的粮食援助和健康营养计划的受助者。对他们对健康饮食的看法及相关障碍、学校供餐计划的体验、其他营养干预举措进行了定性评估。
大多数家长提到地中海饮食是一种健康的饮食模式。几乎所有家长都意识到自己作为榜样的作用，并谈到了家庭聚餐的好处以及改善自身饮食习惯的重要性。家长们表示作为育儿角色的一部分，他们采用各种方法来促进健康饮食。他们觉得自己的角色很困难，因为他们必须应对孩子的抵触情绪、希腊当前经济危机带来的经济限制以及繁忙的工作安排。所有学生都认为学校供餐计划有助于促进健康，这反映了他们家长的看法。
目前的研究结果表明，尽管大多数成年人认为传统的地中海饮食是一种健康且传统的饮食模式，但家长们报告了在采用这种饮食模式时存在的几个障碍。特别是，最常见的障碍包括经济困难、准备食物的时间有限以及孩子对食用健康食品的抵触情绪。
