Dietary habits of Welsh 12—13 year olds
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12565373 |
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| Authors | Non‐Eleri Thomas (University of Wales Institute Cardiff, corresponding author), Non-Eleri Thomas (University of Wales Institute, South Wales,), Stephen‐mark Cooper (University of Wales Institute Cardiff), Stephen-Mark Cooper (University of Wales Institute, South Wales), Mike Graham (University of Glamorgan, South Wales), Wyndham James Boobier (University of South Wales), Wyndham Boobier (University of Glamorgan, South Wales), Julien S Baker (0000-0001-7550-8616, University of South Wales), Julien Baker (University of Glamorgan, South Wales), Bruce Davies (0000-0002-0007-9535, University of Glamorgan, South Wales) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-257 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Physical Education Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-336X • E-ISSN: 1741-2749 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1356336x07076881 |
| OpenAlex | W1973271225 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This study examined the dietar y habits of Welsh 12—13 year olds. A cohor t of 84 boys and 81 girls, age 12.9 SD 0.3 years; body mass 51.3 SD 12.6kg; and stature 1.54 SD 0.08m, completed a food frequency questionnaire and seven-day food diary. Mean daily kilocalories (kcal/d), and percentages of total fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, and protein, as well as fibre intake were calculated. The mean daily intake of total fat for this cohor t was 34.7 percent, for saturated fat the value was 13.8 percent. The mean daily intake of carbohydrate and protein were 50.5 and 14.9 percent, respectively. The schoolchildren in this study repor ted a mean daily fibre intake of 12.3g. The absolute intake of kilocalories was significantly greater ( p ≤ 0.05) among boys than girls, but no other significant differences were repor ted. This study revealed that the diets of Welsh 12—13 year olds exceeded recommendations for fat, while at the same time did not meet the recommendations for fibre, and particularly fruit and vegetable intake. Our data indicated that, despite schools offering a range of healthy lunchtime foods, young people continue to consume an energy-dense and nutrient-poor diet, both at school and at home
Animal science · Anthropometry · Biology · Calorie · Geography · Saturated fat · Welsh · Demography · Diet and metabolism studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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