The contribution of at-home and away-from-home food to dietary intake among 2-13-year-old Mexican children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Away-from-home foods have been shown to have lower nutritional quality and larger portion sizes than many foods prepared at home. We aimed to describe energy and nutrient intakes among 2-13-year-old Mexican children by eating location (at home and away from home), overall, by socio-economic status (SES) and by urbanicity.

Design

Dietary intake was collected via one 24 h recall in the 2012 Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT). Location was reported for each food consumed. Results were adjusted for sex, day of recall, region, weight status, SES and urbanicity.

Setting

Mexico (nationally representative).

Subjects

Children aged 2-5 years (n 1905) and 6-13 years (n 2868).

Results

Children consumed the majority of daily energy at ho

SUBMITTER: Taillie LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5344791 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature