Examining differences in school hour and school day dietary quality among Canadian children between 2004 and 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study aimed to: (i) evaluate changes in Canadian children's dietary quality during school hours and on school days between 2004 and 2015; and (ii) explore whether changes in dietary quality over time were moderated by sociodemographic characteristics.

Design

Nationally representative 24 h dietary recall data were obtained from the 2004 (n 4827) and 2015 (n 2447) Canadian Community Health Surveys. Dietary quality was measured using the Canadian Healthy Eating Index (C-HEI) which evaluates respondents' compliance with 2007 national dietary recommendations, and the school-HEI which assesses respondents' dietary quality during school hours. Multivariable regression models compared differences in dietary quality between 2004 and 2015. Interaction effects wer

SUBMITTER: Tugault-Lafleur CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260590 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature