Food Consumption in Adolescents and Young Adults: Age-Specific Socio-Economic and Cultural Disparities (Belgian Food Consumption Survey 2014).

ABSTRACT: A key issue in nutritional public health policies is to take into account social disparities behind health inequalities. The transition from adolescence toward adulthood is a critical period regarding changes in health behaviors. This study aimed to determine how consumption of four emblematic food groups (two to favor and two to limit) differed according to socio-economic and cultural characteristics of adolescents and young adults living in Belgium. Two non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls were carried out in a nationally representative sample of 10-39 year old subjects (n = 1505) included in the Belgian food consumption survey 2014. Weighted daily mean consumption of "fruits and vegetables", "whole grain bread and cereals", "refined starchy food", and "sugary sweetened beverages" (SSB)

SUBMITTER: Desbouys L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6683246 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature