马呈现对学龄儿童蔬菜摄入量的影响:一个交叉研究
Mayra G Hernandez Sanchez1, Sarah Bellini1, William F Christensen2
1Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
Nutrients
|November 14, 2023
概括
将蔬菜与土豆结合在一起,特别是形状状的土豆面,显著增加了儿童在学校用餐中的蔬菜摄入量. 这一战略显示了改善儿童营养和蔬菜消费的前景.
科学领域:
- 儿童营养学 儿童营养学
- 食品科学 食品科学 食品科学
- 在食物选择中的行为经济学.
背景情况:
- 儿童低摄入蔬菜是一个公共卫生问题,通常与偏好有关.
- 整合一般喜欢的食物,如土豆,可能会增加蔬菜消费.
- 学校的餐饮环境对于建立健康饮食模式至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究将豆和胡卜混合物 (MPACs) 与土豆相结合对儿童蔬菜摄入量的影响.
- 探索不同的土豆制品 (切片,形状面) 如何影响MPAC消费.
- 确定与学龄儿童蔬菜消费相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及65名7至13岁儿童的交叉研究.
- 测试了五种午餐条件,包括各种土豆组合的MPAC和对照.
- 盘子废弃物分析测量了蔬菜消费; 人类测量数据也被收集.
主要成果:
- 饮食条件显著影响了MPAC消费 (p=0.0005).
- 在同一个碗中用形状的土豆面部 (+8.77克) 供应时,MPAC摄入量最高.
- 年龄 (r=0.38),身高z-score (r=0.30) 和身体脂肪z-score (r=-0.15) 与MPAC消费相关.
结论:
- 在学校用餐中将土豆与蔬菜相结合,可以积极影响儿童的蔬菜摄入量.
- 有形的土豆面似乎是增加蔬菜消费的特别有效方法.
- 马可以作为一种有价值的工具,为儿童提供蔬菜,促进更健康的饮食.
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