Anderson A S, Macintyre S, West P
MRC Medical Sociology Unit, Glasgow.
Health Bull (Edinb). 1993 May;51(3):158-65.
Concern is frequently expressed that young people are increasingly taking a 'grazing' approach to eating, rather than eating 'proper meals', and that this may have undesirable nutritional and social consequences. As part of a wide ranging study of health and well-being, 1,009 fifteen year olds in the Central Clydeside Conurbation were questioned in 1987 about their eating patterns. They reported an average of 5.5 eating occasions per day (2.7 main meals and 2.8 snacks), these eating occasions being concentrated towards the end of the day. Over 40% reported eating crisps, confectionery or biscuits at least once a day, a much higher proportion than among a cohort of 35 year olds in the same study. We discuss the implications for nutrition education and suggest that the picture is not as bad as is sometimes painted.
人们经常担心年轻人越来越多地采取“零食式”饮食方式，而不是吃“正餐”，并且这可能会产生不良的营养和社会后果。作为一项关于健康与幸福的广泛研究的一部分，1987年对克莱德赛德中部城市地区的1009名15岁青少年的饮食模式进行了询问。他们报告说平均每天有5.5次进食机会（2.7次正餐和2.8次零食），这些进食机会集中在一天快结束的时候。超过40%的人报告每天至少吃一次薯片、糖果或饼干，这一比例远高于同一研究中35岁人群的比例。我们讨论了对营养教育的影响，并表明情况并非像有时描述的那么糟糕。
