Trends In Snacking Among U.S. Children

作者：Carmen Piernas, Barry M. Popkin · 发表于：Health Affairs · 年份：2010 · DOI：10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0666 · 被引用次数：384 · 研究领域：Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet、Nutritional Studies and Diet、Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Nationally representative surveys of food intake in U.S. children show large increases in snacking between the 1989-91 to 1994-98 and 1994-98 to 2003-06 periods. Childhood snacking trends are moving toward three snacks per day, and more than 27 percent of children's daily calories are coming from snacks. The largest increases have been in salty snacks and candy. Desserts and sweetened beverages remain the major sources of calories from snacks.