Racey Megan, Bransfield Jeanette, Capello Kathryn, Field David, Kulak Verena, Machmueller David, Preyde Michèle, Newton Genevieve
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Glob Pediatr Health. 2017 Mar 21;4:2333794X17694227. doi: 10.1177/2333794X17694227. eCollection 2017.
Dairy products and alternatives can contribute to overall good health including positive body composition and decreased adiposity; however, these foods are grossly underconsumed by youth, and worldwide, almost 25% of children are overweight or obese. The study investigated the barriers and facilitators toward dairy consumption by Grade 7 youth. Thirty 50-minute, audio-recorded focus groups were conducted with 134 students in eight Grade 7 classes across 5 elementary schools. Focus groups were led by trained facilitators in the elementary schools and participants were separated based on dairy consumption and gender. Recorded data were transcribed and thematically analyzed using qualitative analysis software to identify themes related to barriers and facilitators to dairy product intake by each gender. Factors considered important by males and females across different levels of habitual intake include personal knowledge about dairy products and misconceptions regarding dairy foods and their associated health benefits; food characteristics, including taste; personal behaviors such as habits or routines including dairy products; social environments including parental and peer influence; physical environments factors such as availability and skipping meals; and the convenience of dairy products. Interestingly, only males noted sports as a positive influence for dairy product intake. Also, there were differences in the way males and females perceived dining out as affecting their dairy intake. Results suggest several potential factors that nutrition education interventions aiming to increase dairy consumption could target.
乳制品及其替代品有助于整体健康，包括有益的身体成分和降低肥胖率；然而，青少年对这些食物的摄入量严重不足，在全球范围内，近25%的儿童超重或肥胖。该研究调查了七年级青少年食用乳制品的障碍和促进因素。在5所小学的8个七年级班级中，对134名学生进行了30次时长50分钟的录音焦点小组访谈。焦点小组由小学中经过培训的主持人主持，参与者根据乳制品消费情况和性别进行分组。对录音数据进行转录，并使用定性分析软件进行主题分析，以确定与各性别食用乳制品的障碍和促进因素相关的主题。不同习惯摄入水平的男性和女性认为重要的因素包括对乳制品的个人认知以及对乳制品及其相关健康益处的误解；食物特性，包括味道；个人行为，如包含乳制品的习惯或日常安排；社会环境，包括父母和同伴的影响；物理环境因素，如可获得性和不吃饭；以及乳制品的便利性。有趣的是，只有男性指出运动对食用乳制品有积极影响。此外，男性和女性对外出就餐影响其乳制品摄入量的看法也存在差异。结果表明，旨在增加乳制品消费的营养教育干预措施可能针对的几个潜在因素。
