Do Children and Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity Adhere to the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines in Greece

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ID15712866
AutoresAlexandra Georgiou (0000-0003-3505-6779, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Odysseas Androutsos (0000-0002-2849-1994, University of Thessaly), Giorgos Chouliaras (0000-0001-6505-3486, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Evangelia Charmandari (0000-0002-0851-6998, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen9
Número2
Páginas256-256
Fecha de publicación2022-02-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildren (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children9020256
PMID35204978
OpenAlexW4213333410
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas30

Childhood obesity increases the risk for metabolic disorders, but is also related to nutritional deficiencies, such as anemia and hypovitaminosis D. Although children/adolescents with overweight/obesity may have higher energy intake, their diet quality and diversity may be low. The present study aimed to evaluate the consumption of foods against the national food-based dietary guidelines in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity in Greece. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and lifestyle data were collected from a sample of 1467 children 2-18 years old (962 obese, 505 overweight, 51.2% females) in 2014-2017. The results of this study show that the consumption of dairy products, fruit, vegetables, legumes and fish by children/adolescents with overweight or obesity was lower than the national recommendations (ranging from a minimum of 39.5% for fish, to a maximum of 75.5% for cereal/potato/rice). Only the consumption of meat/poultry was found to exceed the national recommendation (estimated coverage of 131.3%). Moreover, a large proportion of participants regularly consumed various unhealthy foods/beverages. The present findings indicate that the majority of children/adolescents with overweight/obesity do not comply with the national food-based dietary guidelines in Greece. The implementation of new strategies to promote healthy diets among children/adolescents with overweight/obesity are urgently required

Anthropometry · Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics