Button Brenton L G, McEachern Louise W, Martin Gina, Gilliland Jason A
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory, Department of Geography and Environment, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada.
Faculty of Education, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada.
Children (Basel). 2022 Jul 11;9(7):1028. doi: 10.3390/children9071028.
There is evidence to suggest that dietary intake of children differs by rural/urban place of residence: rural children may have a higher intake of foods high in fat and sugar than those living in urban environments. The aim of this study was to examine the intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) and the frequency of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, among a sample of rural children in Northern Ontario, Canada, in two different seasons. Sociodemographic factors and children's FV and SSB intake were measured using two repeated cross-sectional surveys, and seasonal information was based on the month of data collection. Logistic regressions were used to examine the odds of children eating five or more FVs, and the odds of 'frequently or always' consuming SSBs. During the fall, children reported eating five or more FV more often, when compared to winter (53.9% vs. 48.3%). In the fall, 25.8% of children reported 'frequently or always' drinking SSB, compared with 16.9% in winter. Indigenous children were less likely to eat five or more FV (OR 0.34 (95% CI 0.12-0.95)) in the fall when compared to non-Indigenous children. Findings indicate that intake of FV among rural students in this region is low, and the frequency of SSB is high, when compared with national recommendations.
有证据表明，儿童的饮食摄入量因农村/城市居住地而异：农村儿童可能比城市儿童摄入更多高脂肪和高糖食物。本研究的目的是调查加拿大安大略省北部农村地区儿童样本在两个不同季节的水果和蔬菜（FV）摄入量以及含糖饮料（SSB）的消费频率。使用两次重复的横断面调查来测量社会人口学因素以及儿童的FV和SSB摄入量，季节信息基于数据收集的月份。使用逻辑回归分析来研究儿童食用五种或更多FV的几率以及“经常或总是”饮用SSB的几率。秋季，与冬季相比，儿童报告食用五种或更多FV的情况更为频繁（53.9%对48.3%）。秋季，25.8%的儿童报告“经常或总是”饮用SSB，而冬季这一比例为16.9%。与非原住民儿童相比，秋季原住民儿童食用五种或更多FV的可能性较小（比值比0.34（95%置信区间0.12 - 0.95））。研究结果表明，与国家建议相比，该地区农村学生的FV摄入量较低，而SSB的消费频率较高。
