Parents’ knowledge about food additives and the assessment of snackfood consumption by school-aged children – a preliminary studyknowledge about food additives
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https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.1252Słowa kluczowe:
children; consumption; snacks; parents’ knowledge; food additivesAbstrakt
Introduction: Parents play an important role in shaping the eating habits of their children through: appropriate selection of food products, snacking between meals and appropriate exposure to information from television advertisements, the press or the Internet. The level of parents’ knowledge about proper nutrition and substances added to food is therefore crucial in promoting appropriate dietary choices in children in order to prevent diet-related diseases. The aim of the research was to analyze the relationship between parents’ knowledge about food additives and the consumption of snacks by school-aged children.
Materials and methods: The study was conducted among 129 parents of students from selected primary schools. The research tool was an original survey questionnaire consisting of 24 questions. The survey interviews were carried out in person with parents during scheduled meetings at the schools. Statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson ꭓ2 test, the significance level was set to p < 0.05.
Results: Parents most often indicated sweets, confectionery products and sweetened drinks (25%) and vegetables or fruit (21%) as the form of snack for their children. Forty-six percent of children drank sweetened drinks at least once a day. Parents had an average level of knowledge about food additives. Significant correlations were found between the level of knowledge of parents of schoolage children about food additives and their level of education.
Conclusions: No correlation was found between parents’ knowledge of food additives and their children’s consumption of snacks. It is important to provide intensive nutritional education for both children and parents to raise awareness of the additives present in snack foods and to improve the diet quality of school-aged children.
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