Publication details

Hodnocení stravování žáků 4. tříd

Title in English Evaluation of eating habits of children
Authors

VAŠÍČKOVÁ Zdeňka MATĚJOVÁ Halina BŘEZKOVÁ Veronika POKORNÁ Jitka

Year of publication 2006
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Česká a Slovenská Hygiena
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Hygiene
Keywords children nutrition
Description The purpose of the study was to evaluate eating habits of 9 -10-year-old children, quantitatively and qualitatively, in relation to general nutritional recommandation. Data were obtained from 374 children in 4 Czech regions. The nutritional analysis showed that the most discussed nutritional problems still persist : excess fat, saturated fatty acids and simple carbohydrates on one side and low intake of dietary fibre, vitamin C and calcium. As the main causes were identified abubdabce of meat products, sweetened beverages and white bread and inadequate consumption of vegetable, fruit and wholemeal cereals.

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