Associations between the nutritional quality of snacks, overall diet quality and adiposity: findings from a nationally representative study of Australian adolescents.

ABSTRACT: The primary aim of this study was to examine the association between snack nutritional quality, overall diet quality and adiposity among Australian adolescents. The secondary aim was to assess the distribution of discretionary foods (i.e. energy-dense and nutrient-poor foods and beverages) and intakes from the five food groups at different levels of snack nutritional quality. Dietary data collected from nationally representative adolescents (12-18 years old) during a 24-h dietary recall in the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey were analysed (n 784). Snacks were defined based on participant-identified eating occasions. Snack nutritional quality was assessed using the Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC), whereas diet quality was evaluated using the Dietary Guidel

SUBMITTER: Sisay BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499082 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature