Gugawad Sachin, Patil Snehal V, Devendrappa Shashikiran N
Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad, Maharashtra, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Feb;17(2):121-124. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2752.
The present study was conducted to identify the main foods and beverages consumed at primary school and also to explore the information regarding cariogenic food consumption patterns of children in the school.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 150 schoolgoing children of age 6-9 years of an English medium school in Karad. Respondents were asked about the type of daily food consumption at breakfast, lunch, and dinner using a 24-hour diet chart, and the lunch box of children was viewed at the time of lunch break to assess for carbohydrate-rich diet.
Majority of the students (58.6%) were boys, from class IV (25.4%) and class III (25.4%), and were between 20 and 25 kg (48%) and 116 and 130 cm (42%). It was observed that the most frequently consumed food in the lunch box was chapati/paratha and vegetables (45%) followed by poha/upma (28%) and biscuits (22%). Almost half of the students (46%) were in the category of "watch-out zone," that is, >15 sugar exposure.
Most of the food consumed in school was homemade and was less cariogenic. Beverages were less consumed by the students in the school time.
Since dental caries is a chronic infectious disease affecting more than two-thirds of all children and the incidence of caries is directly related to "form" or "physical consistency" of the sugar-containing foods, the content of lunch box should be considered a priority for health promotion efforts among children.
Gugawad S, Patil SV, Devendrappa SN. To Assess the Cariogenicity of the Lunch Box Content of Schoolgoing Children of Karad: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(2):121-124.
开展本研究以确定小学阶段食用的主要食物和饮料，并探究该校儿童致龋性食物消费模式的相关信息。
对卡拉德一所英语授课学校的150名6至9岁的在校儿童进行了一项横断面描述性研究。使用24小时饮食图表询问受访者早餐、午餐和晚餐的日常食物类型，并在午餐休息时查看儿童的午餐盒以评估富含碳水化合物的饮食情况。
大多数学生（58.6%）为男孩，来自四年级（25.4%）和三年级（25.4%），体重在20至25千克之间（48%），身高在116至130厘米之间（42%）。观察发现，午餐盒中最常食用的食物是薄饼/印度飞饼和蔬菜（45%），其次是泡饭/乌普马（28%）和饼干（22%）。几乎一半的学生（46%）处于“关注区”，即糖摄入量>15。
学校食用的大多数食物是自制的，致龋性较低。学生在上学期间较少饮用饮料。
由于龋齿是一种影响超过三分之二儿童的慢性传染病，且龋齿的发病率与含糖食物的“形态”或“物理稠度”直接相关，因此午餐盒的内容应被视为儿童健康促进工作的重点。
古加瓦德S，帕蒂尔SV，德文德拉帕SN。评估卡拉德在校儿童午餐盒内容的致龋性：一项横断面研究。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2024；17（2）：121 - 124。
