Fast food consumption among 12- to 17-year-olds in Germany – Results of EsKiMo II
Consuming high amounts of fast food can lead to an excessive intake of energy and subsequently promote obesity. Obesity increases a person’s risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2...
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ftrobertkoch:oai:edoc.rki.de:176904/6412 2023-05-15T16:06:35+02:00 Fast food consumption among 12- to 17-year-olds in Germany – Results of EsKiMo II Moosburger, Ramona Lage Barbosa, Clarissa Haftenberger, Marjolein Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin Lehmann, Franziska Kroke, Anja Mensink, Gert B. M. 2020-03-04 application/pdf http://edoc.rki.de/176904/6412 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6412-9 https://doi.org/10.25646/6398 eng eng Robert Koch-Institut http://edoc.rki.de/176904/6412 urn:nbn:de:kobv:0257-176904/6412-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/6398 FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION ADOLESCENTS GERMANY NUTRITION SURVEY ESKIMO II HEALTH MONITORING 610 Medizin und Gesundheit ddc:610 article doc-type:article publishedVersion 2020 ftrobertkoch https://doi.org/10.25646/6398 2022-06-20T05:49:31Z Consuming high amounts of fast food can lead to an excessive intake of energy and subsequently promote obesity. Obesity increases a person’s risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014–2017) included the Eating study as a KiGGS Module (EsKiMo II, 2015–2017) which assessed the self-reported dietary habits of children and adolescents in Germany. The analysis of the data permits an overview of the fast food consumption of 12- to 17-year-olds (n=1,353). Girls consume 57.5 grams and boys 86.3 grams of fast food per day on average (around 400 grams and 600 grams per week, respectively). Pizza is the most consumed fast food product, followed by filled pita and sausage/meat products such as curry sausage. Adolescent girls on average get 6.5% and boys 7.8% of total daily energy intake from fast food. 23% of 12- to 17-year-olds get at least 10% of their daily energy intake from fast food (high consumers). Significant differences between the proportion of high consumers exist regarding sex, age, socioeconomic status, community size, type of school and media consumption. Compared to EsKiMo I (2006), girls’ daily energy intake from fast food has remained nearly constant, whereas that of boys has dropped substantially. From a nutrition physiology perspective, the aim should be to further reduce fast food consumption. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Robert Koch Institute: Publications |
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FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION ADOLESCENTS GERMANY NUTRITION SURVEY ESKIMO II HEALTH MONITORING 610 Medizin und Gesundheit ddc:610 Moosburger, Ramona Lage Barbosa, Clarissa Haftenberger, Marjolein Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin Lehmann, Franziska Kroke, Anja Mensink, Gert B. M. Fast food consumption among 12- to 17-year-olds in Germany – Results of EsKiMo II |
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Consuming high amounts of fast food can lead to an excessive intake of energy and subsequently promote obesity. Obesity increases a person’s risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2, 2014–2017) included the Eating study as a KiGGS Module (EsKiMo II, 2015–2017) which assessed the self-reported dietary habits of children and adolescents in Germany. The analysis of the data permits an overview of the fast food consumption of 12- to 17-year-olds (n=1,353). Girls consume 57.5 grams and boys 86.3 grams of fast food per day on average (around 400 grams and 600 grams per week, respectively). Pizza is the most consumed fast food product, followed by filled pita and sausage/meat products such as curry sausage. Adolescent girls on average get 6.5% and boys 7.8% of total daily energy intake from fast food. 23% of 12- to 17-year-olds get at least 10% of their daily energy intake from fast food (high consumers). Significant differences between the proportion of high consumers exist regarding sex, age, socioeconomic status, community size, type of school and media consumption. Compared to EsKiMo I (2006), girls’ daily energy intake from fast food has remained nearly constant, whereas that of boys has dropped substantially. From a nutrition physiology perspective, the aim should be to further reduce fast food consumption. |
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Moosburger, Ramona Lage Barbosa, Clarissa Haftenberger, Marjolein Brettschneider, Anna-Kristin Lehmann, Franziska Kroke, Anja Mensink, Gert B. M. |
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Fast food consumption among 12- to 17-year-olds in Germany – Results of EsKiMo II |
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Fast food consumption among 12- to 17-year-olds in Germany – Results of EsKiMo II |
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