A cross-sectional observation on habitual non-alcoholic beverage consumption among adolescents from four Irish post-primary schools.
Public Health Nutr
; 20(3): 404-412, 2017 02.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
No up-to-date data on the dietary intake of Irish adolescents are available. The aim of the present pilot study was to obtain and compare cross-sectional information on habitual adolescent beverage consumption between four distinct post-primary schools in the Republic of Ireland, in 2014-2015.DESIGN:
A cross-sectional observation study. A beverage consumption questionnaire was used to obtain data on beverage intake and influences on consumption.SETTING:
Four post-primary mixed-sex schools in Ireland representing the following school classifications were selected for the study urban fee-paying, urban disadvantaged, rural fee-paying and rural disadvantaged.SUBJECTS:
Students (n 761) aged 12-18 years.RESULTS:
Data were analysed by Kruskal-Wallis (non-parametric) ANOVA to compare the distribution of beverage consumption across the schools. Water was the most highly consumed beverage among students from all four schools (median 1425 ml/d). Students from urban and rural disadvantaged schools reported a significantly higher volume of carbonated beverage intake than students from fee-paying schools. Students from an urban disadvantaged school also reported a significantly higher volume of carbonated beverage and energy drink intake compared with the other three schools. Students from an urban fee-paying school reported the highest consumption of water, while rural disadvantaged school students were the biggest consumers of tea and milk.CONCLUSIONS:
Significant differences in beverage consumption (ml/d) were reported by adolescents from four schools in Ireland. Surveillance on current beverage consumption trends among adolescents is vital to guide policies and interventions, and for appropriate targeting of resources.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Estudantes
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Bebidas
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Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Health Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article