ArticleNutrients2019
Determinants of Portion Size in Children and Adolescents: Insights from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme (2008-2016).
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Effect of Portion Size Interventions on Energy Intake and Risk of Obesity in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Encouraging impulsive adolescents attending college to eat more fruit and vegetables: A preliminary investigation of negative urgency, message format and frame.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic disparities and its association with food security, diet quality, and growth among Malaysian children aged 6 months to 12.9 years.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Influence of eating while watching TV on food preference and overweight/obesity among adolescents in China: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Mealtime TV Use Is Associated with Higher Discretionary Food Intakes in Young Australian Children: A Two-Year Prospective Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium intake from snacks among U.S. adolescents by eating location.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- The Frequency and Context of Snacking among Children: An Objective Analysis Using Wearable Cameras.Nutrients · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Large portion sizes have been identified as contributing to overweight and obesity, particularly in children and adolescents. This study examined predictors of portion sizes of high energy snack foods eaten by children aged 1.5-18 years. Specifically, we examined whether portion sizes were adjusted for age, and what external features of the environment might be linked to large portion sizes. Portion sizes were derived from four-day food diaries that form the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey. Diaries from 5942 children were examined and multilevel models were used to discover whether age, gender, location, time of day, household income, and watching TV while eating predicted portion sizes of savoury snacks, chocolate, confectionery and biscuits. Portion sizes of all the target foods were predicted by age. Boys had larger portions, and portion sizes were larger when target foods were consumed later in the day. Portion sizes were larger outside the home, for example in leisure venues, but the target foods were eaten more frequently in the home. As dietary patterns change to include more snack intake outside the home, these locations could be an important space to target for interventions for portion control.
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