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- A Snapshot of European Children’s Eating Habits: Results from the Fourth Round of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)Publication . Williams, Julianne; Buoncristiano, Marta; Nardone, Paola; Rito, Ana Isabel; Spinelli, Angela; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Kierkegaard, Lene; Nurk, Eha; Kunešová, Marie; Musić Milanović, Sanja; García-Solano, Marta; Gutiérrez-González, Enrique; Brinduse, Lacramioara Aurelia; Cucu, Alexandra; Fijałkowska, Anna; Farrugia Sant’Angelo, Victoria; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Pudule, Iveta; Duleva, Vesselka; Yardim, Nazan; Gualtieri, Andrea; Heinen, Mirjam; Bel-Serrat, Silvia; Usupova, Zhamyla; Peterkova, Valentina; Shengelia, Lela; Hyska, Jolanda; Tanrygulyyeva, Maya; Petrauskiene, Ausra; Rakhmatullaeva, Sanavbar; Kujundzic, Enisa; Ostojic, Sergej M.; Weghuber, Daniel; Melkumova, Marina; Spiroski, Igor; Starc, Gregor; Rutter, Harry; Rathmes, Giulia; Bunge, Anne Charlotte; Rakovac, Ivo; Boymatova, Khadichamo; Weber, Martin; Breda, JoãoConsuming a healthy diet in childhood helps to protect against malnutrition and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). This cross-sectional study described the diets of 132,489 children aged six to nine years from 23 countries participating in round four (2015-2017) of the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). Children's parents or caregivers were asked to complete a questionnaire that contained indicators of energy-balance-related behaviors (including diet). For each country, we calculated the percentage of children who consumed breakfast, fruit, vegetables, sweet snacks or soft drinks "every day", "most days (four to six days per week)", "some days (one to three days per week)", or "never or less than once a week". We reported these results stratified by country, sex, and region. On a daily basis, most children (78.5%) consumed breakfast, fewer than half (42.5%) consumed fruit, fewer than a quarter (22.6%) consumed fresh vegetables, and around one in ten consumed sweet snacks or soft drinks (10.3% and 9.4%, respectively); however, there were large between-country differences. This paper highlights an urgent need to create healthier food and drink environments, reinforce health systems to promote healthy diets, and continue to support child nutrition and obesity surveillance.
- Socioeconomic differences in food habits among 6- to 9-year-old children from 23 countries-WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI 2015/2017)Publication . Fismen, Anne‐Siri; Buoncristiano, Marta; Williams, Julianne; Helleve, Arnfinn; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Bakacs, Márta; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Boymatova, Khadichamo; Duleva, Vesselka; Fijałkowska, Anna; García‐Solano, Marta; Gualtieri, Andrea; Gutiérrez‐González, Enrique; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Huidumac‐Petrescu, Constanta; Hyska, Jolanda; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Kierkegaard, Lene; Kujundžić, Enisa; Kunešová, Marie; Milanović, Sanja Musić; Nardone, Paola; Nurk, Eha; Ostojic, Sergej M.; Ozcebe, Lütfiye Hilal; Peterkova, Valentina; Petrauskiene, Ausra; Pudule, Iveta; Rakhmatulleoeva, Sanavbar; Rakovac, Ivo; Rito, Ana Isabel; Rutter, Harry; Sacchini, Elena; Stojisavljević, Dragana; Farrugia Sant'Angelo, Victoria; Shengelia, Lela; Spinelli, Angela; Spiroski, Igor; Tanrygulyyeva, Maya; Usupova, Zhamilya; Weghuber, Daniel; Breda, JoãoBackground: Socioeconomic differences in children's food habits are a key public health concern. In order to inform policy makers, cross-country surveillance studies of dietary patterns across socioeconomic groups are required. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and children's food habits. Methods: The study was based on nationally representative data from children aged 6-9 years (n = 129,164) in 23 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. Multivariate multilevel analyses were used to explore associations between children's food habits (consumption of fruit, vegetables, and sugar-containing soft drinks) and parental education, perceived family wealth and parental employment status. Results: Overall, the present study suggests that unhealthy food habits are associated with lower SES, particularly as assessed by parental education and family perceived wealth, but not parental employment status. We found cross-national and regional variation in associations between SES and food habits and differences in the extent to which the respective indicators of SES were related to children's diet. Conclusion: Socioeconomic differences in children's food habits exist in the majority of European and Asian countries examined in this study. The results are of relevance when addressing strategies, policy actions, and interventions targeting social inequalities in children's diets.