Affiliation
Community Care, Mullingar Co Westmeath.Issue Date
1993-05Keywords
NUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION
SCHOOL
MeSH
ChildFemale
Food Services
Humans
Ireland
Male
Nutrition Surveys
Nutritional Requirements
Schools
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School nutrition survey. 1993, 86 (3):89-91 Ir Med JJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
8567245Abstract
Food we eat has an important influence on health and well-being. Many eating habits are established in childhood. 456 children aged eight to 12 years participated in this survey of food eaten at school. Of all the food items eaten as a snack, 48.6% were categorised as junk. 75.8% of the sandwiches brought to school for lunch were made with white bread. Of the remaining food items brought for lunch 63.5% were of the junk variety. Compared with those who brought a snack or lunch from home, those given money to buy their own were more likely to eat junk (p < 0.01). Food eaten at school reflects approximately one third of a child's daily food intake but health food practises for even a third of food intake may be of a value for health and long term eating habits. Nutritional education with the reinforcement of high nutritional standards in schools could improve the situation.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0332-3102Collections
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