Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Human Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), 159C Nowoursynowska Str., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
Nutrients. 2017 Oct 26;9(11):1167. doi: 10.3390/nu9111167.
Children's beverage consumption patterns have received increased attention in light of the obesity epidemic in this group. In day care centers (DCCs), children spend up to 10 h a day, and typically consume half to three quarters of their daily food intake. The purpose of the study was to investigate what beverages are typically served to children in preschools in Poland, and to evaluate the practices associated with adding sugar and other sweetening agents to beverages.
Direct interviews with preschools staff were conducted with a questionnaire regarding offered beverages and adding sugar and other sweetening agents. The menu of 10 consecutive days and inventory reports were analyzed to verify information.
A total of 720 preschools were included in the study. Cocoa and milk coffee substitute were served in 95% of preschools, followed by compote (92%), tea (84%), fruit/herbal tea (73%) and water (69%). Water was the only beverage available between meals (93% DCCs). 86% of preschools added sugar to tea/cocoa/coffee substitute drinks, and 74% to compote.
In the majority of preschools, beverages which are not recommended were offered. Such an assortment of beverages and common practice of sweetening can increase the amount of added sugar in a children diet. Nutrition education and legal regulations concerning the assortment of beverages served in preschools are urgently needed.
鉴于儿童肥胖症的流行，儿童饮料消费模式受到了越来越多的关注。在日托中心（DCC），儿童每天最多要花费 10 小时，并且通常要消耗他们日常食物摄入量的一半到四分之三。本研究的目的是调查波兰幼儿园通常为儿童提供哪些饮料，并评估向饮料中添加糖和其他甜味剂的做法。
对幼儿园工作人员进行了直接访谈，使用问卷询问提供的饮料以及添加糖和其他甜味剂的情况。分析了连续 10 天的菜单和库存报告以验证信息。
共有 720 家幼儿园参与了这项研究。95%的幼儿园提供可可和牛奶咖啡替代品，其次是果脯（92%）、茶（84%）、水果/草药茶（73%）和水（69%）。水是仅在两餐之间提供的饮料（93%的 DCC）。86%的幼儿园在茶/可可/咖啡替代品饮料中加糖，74%的幼儿园在果脯中加糖。
在大多数幼儿园中，提供了不推荐的饮料。这种饮料种类繁多，加糖的普遍做法会增加儿童饮食中添加糖的含量。迫切需要营养教育和有关幼儿园供应饮料种类的法律规定。
