Factors Associated with Dietary Patterns of Schoolchildren: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The evaluation of food consumption in childhood is essential to help understand the effect of food choices on health. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of studies that identified the dietary patterns in schoolchildren (7-10 years old) and their associated factors. Observational studies published in the last ten years were searched in the databases BVS (Virtual Health Library), Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale was adopted to evaluate the articles' quality. The studies covered schoolchildren, children, and adolescents as part of the sample. We selected 16 studies, 75% of which were considered good/very good and seven mentioned three food patterns. A dietary pattern considered unhealthy was identified in 93.75% of the studies,

SUBMITTER: de Menezes LRD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255100 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature