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Nutrition Journal

Paola Berchialla²  Laura Franchin¹  Simonetta Ballali³  Federica Zobec¹  Marco Ghidina¹  Francesca Foltran⁴  Dario Gregori⁴ 

[1] ZETA Research Inc., via Caccia 8, 34129 Trieste, Italy;Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, via Santena 5 bis, 10126 Torino, Italy;Prochild ONLUS, Piazza San Giovanni 2, 34122 Trieste, Italy;Laboratory of Epidemiological Methods and Biostatistics, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, University of Padova, via Loredan 18, 35031 Padova, Italy

关键词: physical activity;    social networks;    overweight in children;    snacks;   

Others  :  828391
DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2891-10-132

 received in 2011-08-22, accepted in 2011-11-29,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Background

The hypothesis underlying this work is that the social network of a child might have an impact on the alimentary behaviors, in particular for what concerns snack consumption patterns.

Methods

1215 Italian children 6-10 ys old were interviewed using a CATI facility in January 2010. 608 "snackers" and 607 "no-snackers" were identified. Information regarding family composition, child and relatives BMI, mother perception of child weight, child, father and mother physical activity, TV watching, social network, leisure time habits and dietary habits of peers, were collected. Association of variables with the status of snacker was investigated using a multivariable logistic regression model.

Results

Snackers children seem to be part of more numerous social network (1.40 friends vs 1.14, p = 0.042) where the majority of peers are also eating snacks, this percentage being significantly higher (89.5 vs 76.3, p < 0.001) than in the "no-snacker" group. The snacking group is identified by the fact that it tends to practice at least 4 hours per week of physical activity (OR: 1.36, CI: 1.03-1.9). No evidence of an association between snacking consumption and overweight status has been shown by our study.

Conclusions

The snacking child has more active peer-to-peer social relationships, mostly related with sport activities. However, spending leisure time in sportive activities implies being part of a social environment which is definitely a positive one from the point of view of obesity control, and indeed, no increase of overweight/obesity is seen in relation to snack consumption.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Gregori et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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