Food and beverage portion sizes in Australian children: a secondary analysis of 1995 and 2007 national data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Portion size of foods is reported to contribute to the rise in obesity prevalence. However, evidence of changes in portion size for commonly consumed foods in Australia is lacking. The aim was to evaluate whether Australian child and adolescent portion sizes of selected foods changed from 1995 to 2007.

Methods

Time-series study, comparing dietary data from two national cross-sectional surveys in nationally representative population survey of Australian households. The dietary data was from children aged 2-16 years who participated in the 1995 National Nutrition Survey (n = 2198) and 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (n = 4799).

Results

Differences were found across survey years in median portion size of common foods

SUBMITTER: Collins K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4061520 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature