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Sausenthaler, S. ; Kompauer, I. ; Mielck, A. ; Borte, M.* ; Herbarth, O. ; Schaaf, B.* ; von Berg, A.* ; Heinrich, J. ; LISAplus Study Group (Wichmann, H.-E. ; Heinrich, J. ; Bolte, G. ; Belcredi, P. ; Jacob, B. ; Schoetzau, A. ; Mosetter, M. ; Schindler, J. ; Höhnke, A.)

Impact of parental education and income inequality on children's food intake.

Public Health Nutr. 10, 24-33 (2007)
DOI PMC
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the association between socio-economic indicators and diet among 2-year-old children, by assessing the independent contribution of parental education and equivalent income to food intake. DESIGN: The analysis was based on data from a prospective birth cohort study. Information on diet was obtained using a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire. Low and high intake of food was defined according to the lowest and the highest quintile of food consumption frequency, respectively. SETTING: Four German cities (Munich, Leipzig, Wesel, Bad Honnef), 1999-2001.Subjects Subjects were 2637 children at the age of 2 years, whose parents completed questionnaires gathering information on lifestyle factors, including parental socio-economic status, household consumption frequencies and children's diet. RESULTS: Both low parental education and low equivalent income were associated with a low intake of fresh fruit, cooked vegetables and olive oil, and a high intake of canned vegetables or fruit, margarine, mayonnaise and processed salad dressing in children. Children with a low intake of milk and cream, and a high intake of hardened vegetable fat, more likely had parents with lower education. Low butter intake was associated with low equivalent income only. CONCLUSIONS: These findings may be helpful for future intervention programmes with more targeted policies aiming at an improvement of children's diets.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Socio-economic status; parental education; equivalent income; diet; children
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1368-9800
e-ISSN 1475-2727
Journal Public Health Nutrition
Quellenangaben Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-33 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Cambridge Univ. Press
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)