Facultad de Enfermería y Nutrición. Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Niño Artillero 130, Zona Universitaria, San Luis Potosí 78240, México.
Nutrition and Health Research Center, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Av. Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cuernavaca 62100, Morelos, Mexico.
Nutrients. 2020 Feb 26;12(3):612. doi: 10.3390/nu12030612.
International data indicate that children and adolescents obtain around one third of their daily food intake from products consumed outside their home. Food products from restaurants are usually higher in calories and lower in nutritional value than those prepared home. We evaluated the nutritional quality in kids' meals from three fast food chains and two movie theaters and compared them with nutritional recommendations for Mexican school-age population. Results showed that the menu options marketed for school-age children have higher caloric contributions than those recommended, in addition to a deficient nutritional quality. The contribution of caloric and of almost all macronutrients for all mealtimes is not only high but even above 100% or 200% of the mean recommended daily intake (reaching to more than 400% of the recommendations of carbohydrates and lipids of preschool age group). In particular, the snack main dish (popcorn), provides over 100% of the mean energy intake recommendations for the three school age groups and for preschool age group, this contribution could reach to 270%. Therefore, regulations regarding nutritional recommendations should exist for these types of commercialized food products for school-age children, along with mandatory and clear labeling that allows consumers to be able to make better choices for their kids.
国际数据表明，儿童和青少年从家庭以外的地方获取的食物摄入量约占其日常饮食的三分之一。餐馆里的食物通常比家庭自制的食物热量更高，营养价值更低。我们评估了来自三个快餐连锁店和两个电影院的儿童餐的营养质量，并将其与墨西哥学龄人群的营养建议进行了比较。结果表明，针对学龄儿童的营销菜单选择比推荐的热量更高，而且营养质量也较差。所有用餐时间的热量和几乎所有宏量营养素的贡献不仅高，甚至超过了每日推荐摄入量的 100%或 200%（达到学龄前儿童组碳水化合物和脂质推荐摄入量的 400%以上）。特别是，零食主菜（爆米花）提供了超过三个学龄组和学龄前组平均能量摄入推荐值的 100%，而对于学龄前组，这一贡献可能达到 270%。因此，对于这些针对学龄儿童商业化的食品，应该制定有关营养建议的规定，并要求进行强制性和明确的标签标注，以让消费者能够为孩子做出更好的选择。
