Neale R J, Otte S, Tilston C H
University of Nottingham, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Loughborough, Leics, United Kingdom.
Z Ernahrungswiss. 1998;37 Suppl 1:128-30.
Primary school children's fruit consumption and attitudes, knowledge and preferences towards fruit were investigated using interview techniques in schools in England (Nottinghamshire) and Germany (North East) and analysed on the basis of culture, sex and social class. Children from both countries had strong positive attitudes to increase fruit consumption and differed little in their ability to correctly identify five fruits (including tropical fruits). Fruit preferences also showed many similarities with more than 95% of children from both Germany and England choosing apples as fruits they liked, followed closely by strawberries, oranges, pears, grapes, and bananas. Fruit consumption by German children was, however, higher than English children both at breakfast and during the school break. Strategies for increasing fruit consumption in English children are discussed in relation to the findings obtained.
采用访谈技术，对英国（诺丁汉郡）和德国（东北部）学校的小学生水果消费情况以及他们对水果的态度、知识和偏好进行了调查，并基于文化、性别和社会阶层进行了分析。来自两国的儿童对增加水果摄入量都持强烈的积极态度，在正确识别五种水果（包括热带水果）的能力方面差异不大。水果偏好也显示出许多相似之处，超过95%的德国和英国儿童都选择苹果作为他们喜欢的水果，其次是草莓、橙子、梨、葡萄和香蕉。然而，德国儿童在早餐和课间休息时的水果消费量高于英国儿童。结合所得研究结果，讨论了增加英国儿童水果消费量的策略。
