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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 disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep patterns among 6- to 9-year-old children from 24 countries in the WHO European regionPublication . Musić Milanović, Sanja; Buoncristiano, Marta; Križan, Helena; Rathmes, Giulia; Williams, Julianne; Hyska, Jolanda; Duleva, Vesselka; Zamrazilová, Hana; Hejgaard, Tatjana; Jørgensen, Maja Bæksgaard; Salanave, Benoît; Shengelia, Lela; Kelleher, Cecily C.; Spinelli, Angela; Nardone, Paola; Abdrakhmanova, Shynar; Usupova, Zhamilya; Pudule, Iveta; Petrauskiene, Ausra; Farrugia Sant'Angelo, Victoria; Kujundžić, Enisa; Fijałkowska, Anna; Rito, Ana Isabel; Cucu, Alexandra; Brinduse, Lacramioara Aurelia; Peterkova, Valentina; Gualtieri, Andrea; García‐Solano, Marta; Gutiérrez‐González, Enrique; Boymatova, Khadichamo; Yardim, Mahmut S.; Tanrygulyyeva, Maya; Melkumova, Marina; Weghuber, Daniel; Nurk, Eha; Mäki, Päivi; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Ostojic, Sergej M.; Russell Jonsson, Kenisha; Spiroski, Igor; Rutter, Harry; Ahrens, Wolfgang; Rakovac, Ivo; Whiting, Stephen; Breda, JoãoPhysical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep are important predictors of children's health. This paper aimed to investigate socioeconomic disparities in physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep across the WHO European region. This cross-sectional study used data on 124,700 children aged 6 to 9 years from 24 countries participating in the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative between 2015 and 2017. Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured through parental education, parental employment status, and family perceived wealth. Overall, results showed different patterns in socioeconomic disparities in children's movement behaviors across countries. In general, high SES children were more likely to use motorized transportation. Low SES children were less likely to participate in sports clubs and more likely to have more than 2 h/day of screen time. Children with low parental education had a 2.24 [95% CI 1.94-2.58] times higher risk of practising sports for less than 2 h/week. In the pooled analysis, SES was not significantly related to active play. The relationship between SES and sleep varied by the SES indicator used. Importantly, results showed that low SES is not always associated with a higher prevalence of "less healthy" behaviors. There is a great diversity in SES patterns across countries which supports the need for country-specific, targeted public health interventions.