Children's Intake of Food from Non-Fast-Food Outlets and Child-Specific Menus: A Survey of Parents.

ABSTRACT: Eating out-of-home is associated with higher energy intakes in children. The continued high prevalence of childhood obesity requires a greater understanding of child menu options and eating out frequency to inform appropriate regulatory initiatives. The majority of studies to date have focused on menus from fast-food outlets with few focused on non-fast-food outlets. This study aimed to describe parents' reports of their child(ren)'s (aged up to 6 years) frequency of consuming foods at non-fast-food outlets, observations of child menus at these outlets, and their purchasing behaviours and future preferences regarding these menus; and if their responses were influenced by sociodemographic characteristics. Ninety-five parents completed a 15-item cross-sectional survey. Overall, children from

SUBMITTER: Chai LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6915613 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature