Troiano G, Simi R, Mercurio I, Alfonzo M G, Trombetta C M, Manini I, Lazzeri G
Post Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, Italy.
Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Italy.
Ann Ig. 2018 Jul-Aug;30(4):259-272. doi: 10.7416/ai.2018.2218.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children is rapidly increasing in many countries. For this reason we decided to investigate the eating habits of 8-9 years old Tuscany children, by paying attention to the frequency of their meals per day and to their food choices, also in relation to children's Body Mass Index (BMI) classes. In addition, we considered some environmental factors that could affect children eating behaviors, such as parents' BMI.
Data from the 2014 Tuscany nutritional surveillance system (part of the national periodical survey) and collected from children, parents and teachers, have been linked to study of children's eating habits. Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the association between incorrect dietary habits and the potential predictors of overweight and obesity.
More than half of the 2,163 children (68.64% overall, 67.61% females, 69.56% males) reported to have eaten an appropriate breakfast in the morning, while 5.9% skipped breakfast and only 33.5% of children ate an appropriate mid-morning snack. Logistic regression showed that having breakfast and especially an adequate breakfast are protective factors against obesity (OR 0.57, p<0.01; OR 0.84; p=0.03 respectively).
In Tuscany Region, unhealthy dietary habits are common among children. The identified deficiencies may be a harbinger of future public health problems.
在许多国家，儿童超重和肥胖的患病率正在迅速上升。因此，我们决定调查托斯卡纳地区8至9岁儿童的饮食习惯，关注他们每天的用餐频率和食物选择，以及与儿童身体质量指数（BMI）类别的关系。此外，我们还考虑了一些可能影响儿童饮食行为的环境因素，如父母的BMI。
2014年托斯卡纳营养监测系统（国家定期调查的一部分）收集的来自儿童、父母和教师的数据被用于研究儿童的饮食习惯。采用逻辑回归分析来研究不良饮食习惯与超重和肥胖的潜在预测因素之间的关联。
在2163名儿童中，超过一半（总体为68.64%，女性为67.61%，男性为69.56%）报告称早上吃了合适的早餐，而5.9%的儿童不吃早餐，只有3
