Sweetened beverages, snacks and overweight: findings from the Young Lives cohort study in Peru [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between consumption of snacks and sweetened beverages and risk of overweight among children. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of the Young Lives cohort study in Peru.
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Applied Sciences, 2020 The aim of the study was to evaluate the physical, chemical and sensory properties of novel snacks gained from pellets composed of Jerusalem artichoke flour with the addition of cranberry, chokeberry and blackcurrant juice powders (after extrusion) fried
Agnieszka Kita +2 more
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Nutritional content and healthiness in sweet and salty snacks and beverages popular in South Korea and the United States assessed by nutrition labels: a cross-sectional comparative study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Community NutritionObjectives This study investigated the nutritional differences between sweet and salty snacks and beverages in South Korea (Korea) and the United States (US).
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Medical Technology and Public Health Journal, 2022 The consumption of snacks is often done between meals. About 20% of the daily intake of adolescents comes from snacks. Snacks contribute‘empty’ energy but provide an excess intake of substances that are not beneficial to the teenager’s body.
Ira Ira, Jane C J Chao
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Fat tissue accretion in children and adolescents : interplay between food responsiveness, gender, and the home availability of snacks [PDF]
, 2017 The appetitive trait "food responsiveness" is assumed to be a risk factor for adiposity gain primarily in obesogenic environments. So far, the reported results are inconsistent in school-aged children, possibly because these studies did not take into ...
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Foods, 2021 Vending machines (VMs) have been identified as an obesogenic factor, offering mainly energy-dense and nutrient-poor foods, with limited healthy options available.
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Dentists and dietitians: recommendations of snacks and dental caries experience among kindergarteners” [PDF]
, 2016 Parents receive diet recommendations for their children from dentists and dietitians, but a conflict of diet suggestions has been reported. This research was conducted to investigate dental caries experiences in children consuming snacks that were ...
Heima, Masahiro +2 more
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Uses and abuses of snack foods in child health [PDF]
, 2017 Snack foods, though regarded as unhealthy, are widely eaten by children, particularly those with eating and feeding difficulties. This article outlines the ways in which paediatricians have traditionally made use of snack foods as incentives and then ...
Wright, Charlotte M.
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Convenience Over Nutrition for Recreation League Youth Sport Team Snack and Mealtime Choices
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2023 Fifty-six percent of school-aged children participate in team sports, yet there is limited evidence on how participation in youth sports impacts the dietary behaviors of participants and their families.
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Identifying Sources of Children’s Consumption of Junk Food in Boston After-School Programs, April–May 2011 [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Little is known about how the nutrition environment in after-school settings may affect children’s dietary intake. We measured the nutritional quality of after-school snacks provided by programs participating in the National School Lunch ...
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