Energy, nutrients and food sources in snacks for adolescents and young adults

Author(s)

Lopes, Tatiane dos Santos ^[1] ; de Mello, Aline Veroneze ^[1] ; Nogueira, Luana Romao ^[2] ; Leme, Ana Carolina Barco ^{[1, 2, 3]} ; Fisberg, Regina Mara ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Ctr Excelencia Dificuldades Alimentares, Inst Pesquisa Ensino Saude Infantil, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Guelph, Family Relat & Appl Nutr, Guelph, ON - Canada

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista Paulista de Pediatria; v. 40, 2022.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate associations between snacking and energy, nutrients and food source, and to identify the contribution of snacking across age, sex, weight status and lifestyle behaviors among adolescents and young adults. Methods: A sub-sample was calculated from the population-based cross-sectional study 2015-Health Survey of São Paulo (ISA-Capital). The survey “ISA-Nutrição” used a sample of non-institutionalized individuals aged >15 years. For this study, only adolescents (12-18 years old; n=418) and young adults (19-29 years old; n=218) were included. Snacks were identified, and their contribution to energy, nutrients, and food sources were calculated. Descriptive statistics and logistic regressions were used. Results: Participants experienced an average of 2.9±0.6 snacking occasions per day. Young adults consumed more energy from morning and night snacks, and adolescents, from afternoon snacks. The top three food sources on snacking contributed to 30.5% of energy: cookies (11.8%), sugar sweetened beverages (9.4%), sweets and other desserts (9.3%). Although results were non-significant, being a female (Odds Ratio [OR] 0.93; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 0.36-1.49), meeting the physical activity recommendations (OR 0.75; 95%CI 0.25-1.25), and scoring higher for the healthy eating index (OR 0.88; 95%C 0.24-1.52) were all factors related to increased intake of snacks. Alternatively, overweight individuals (OR -0.54; 95%CI -1.00 to -0.08) consumed less snacks. Conclusions: Improving the quality of snacks should be considered in behavior-change strategies. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/22113-9 - Biochemical indicators of micronutrient status and usual intakes of residents from the City of São Paulo - ISA-Capital Survey 2013
• Grantee: Regina Mara Fisberg
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 17/23115-9 - Consumption of snacks and nutritional status in adolescents and young adults living in the city of São Paulo
• Grantee: Tatiane dos Santos Lopes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 15/20852-7 - "Healthy Habits, Healthy Girls - Brazil": Randomized control trial with adolescent girls attending public schools of the city of São Paulo
• Grantee: Ana Carolina Barco Leme
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 17/05125-7 - Lifestyle, biochemical and genetic markers as cardiometabolic risk factors: Health Survey in São Paulo City
• Grantee: Regina Mara Fisberg
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants