ArticlePublic health nutrition2023
Snack frequency, size, and energy density are associated with diet quality among US adolescents.
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- Assessment of Food Consumption Frequency Among Schoolchildren: Cross-Sectional Study from an Urbanized Region of Central Kazakhstan.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Exploring Consumers' Situational Snacking Behaviors Using a Mobile App: Longitudinal Cohort Study (FOODLOOP) Among Millennials in the Netherlands.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Age, socioeconomic status, and weight status as determinants of dietary patterns among German youth: findings from the LIFE child study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Self-control for maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviors associated with serum lipid levels in preadolescent children in Japan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Eating Egg-Rich Diets and Modeling the Addition of One Daily Egg Reduced Risk of Nutrient Inadequacy among United States Adolescents with and without Food Insecurity.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Comparison of snack characteristics by diet quality findings from a nationally representative study of Australian adolescents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Dietary Quality and Diet-Related Factors Among Emerging Adults (18-23 y) in the United States Are a Cause for Concern: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015-2018.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate snacking and diet quality among US adolescents.
designCross-sectional analysis examined snack frequency (snacks/day), size (kcal/snack) and energy density (kcal/g/snack) as predictors of diet quality using the mean of two 24-h dietary recalls. Diet quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015, 0-100), a mean adequacy ratio (MAR, 0-100) for under-consumed nutrients (potassium, fibre, Ca, vitamin D) and mean percentage of recommended limits for over-consumed nutrients (added sugar, saturated fat, Na). Linear regression models examined total snacks, food only snacks and beverage only snacks, as predictors of diet quality adjusting for demographic characteristics and estimated energy reporting accuracy.
setting2007-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
participantsAdolescents 12-19 years (
resultsSnack frequency was associated with higher HEI-2015 (
conclusionsSmaller, frequent, less energy-dense food only snacks are associated with higher diet quality in adolescents; beverages consumed as snacks are associated with greater intake of over-consumed nutrients.
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