Effect of a free healthy school meal on fruit, vegetables and unhealthy snacks intake in Norwegian 10- to 12-year-old children [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Norwegian children have a lower intake of fruit, vegetables, and a higher intake of unhealthy snacks compared to dietary guidelines. Such dietary inadequacies may be detrimental for their current and future health.
Frøydis N Vik +2 more
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Development and Pilot Testing of the Snackability Smartphone Application to Identify Healthy and Unhealthy Snacks [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2019 Snacks contribute to the diet quality in youth, which is often poor. Although the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guidelines for healthy snacks, this is lost in translation when youth are choosing snacks. To develop a user-friendly app to help identify healthy snacks based on the US Department of Agriculture guidelines and evaluate the app's ...
Lukkamol Prapkree +2 more
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Cost of Children's Healthy vs Unhealthy Snacks Does Not Differ at Convenience Stores [PDF]
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2017 This study compared the prices of unhealthy (chips) and healthy (ready-to-eat fruit) snacks that students are likely to purchase from corner stores.Snacks were purchased from 325 New Jersey corner stores; chip prices were compared with fruit prices overall and by store sales volume and block group characteristics.Prices did not differ significantly ...
Robin S Deweese, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati
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Factors Associated With Unhealthy Snacks Consumption Among Adolescents in Iran’s Schools [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2017 Background Well-informed interventions are needed if school-based health promotion is to be effective. Amongother aims, the Iranian Health Promoting School (IHPS) program that was launched in 2011, has an important aimof promoting dietary behaviors of ...
Vahid Yazdi Feyzabadi +5 more
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Association of nuts and unhealthy snacks with subclinical atherosclerosis among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity [PDF]
Nutrition & Metabolism, 2019 Background The process of atherosclerosis begins early in childhood and usually remains asymptomatic until later in life. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis could identify early vascular alterations ...
Maryam Aghayan +6 more
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Tracking of fruit, vegetables and unhealthy snacks consumption from childhood to adulthood (15 year period): does exposure to a free school fruit programme modify the observed tracking? [PDF]
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019 Background The rationale for promoting increased consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV) at an early age is based on results from previous tracking-studies, indicating that dietary habits learned in childhood sustain into adulthood.
Ingrid Marie Hovdenak +5 more
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Unhealthy Snacking Behaviors and Nutrients to Limit From Snacks Among U.S. Infants and Toddlers [PDF]
Current Developments in Nutrition, 2021 Objectives The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends avoiding foods with added sugars and limiting foods higher in sodium before 2 years of age. This study examined the contributions of sweet and salty snacks in infant and toddler diets.
Kai Ling Kong
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The checkout area in supermarkets is an unavoidable point of purchase where impulsive food purchases are likely to be made. However, the product assortment at the checkout counters is predominantly unhealthy.
Marlijn Huitink +2 more
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School as Marketplace for Promoting Unhealthy Snack Consumption Among Children in Northern Thailand [PDF]
Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and FinancingChildren’s snack consumption prevalence has increased, with generally known detrimental health consequences. This study critically examines how schools in northern Thailand contribute to promoting unhealthy snack consumption among children, using a ...
Benjaporn Pudsa MSc +3 more
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Introduction of a school fruit program is associated with reduced frequency of consumption of unhealthy snacks [PDF]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012 A diet high in fruit and vegetables (FV) is inversely related to chronic diseases, and some studies suggest that increasing the intake of FV reduces the intake of unhealthy snacks.The objectives were to analyze changes in the frequency of consumption of unhealthy snacks (soda, candy, and potato chips) from 2001 to 2008 in Norwegian children, to assess ...
Nina Overby +2 more
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