Snacking in Japanese nursery school children aged 3-6 years: its characteristics and contribution to overall dietary intake.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study evaluated the dietary characteristics of snacks, the contribution of snacks to daily nutrient intake and the association of energy intake (EI) from snacks with the prevalence of nutritional inadequacy in Japanese nursery school children.

Design

Foods and nutrients consumed in each eating occasion were assessed by 3-d dietary records. The prevalence of inadequate intake of twenty nutrients assessed by the age- and sex-specific reference values in the Japanese Dietary Reference Intakes was compared according to tertile categories of EI from snacks.

Setting

A multi-regional dietary survey based on nursery schools in Japan.

Participants

A total of 187 boys and 191 girls aged 3-6 years.

Results

EI from snacks accounted for

SUBMITTER: Tajima R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195474 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature