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Use of calorie information at fast food and chain restaurants among US youth aged 9–18 years, 2010
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May 22 2013
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Source: J Public Health (Oxf). 35(3):354-360.
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Alternative Title:J Public Health (Oxf)
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Description:Background
To examine whether youth use calorie information when it is available at fast food/chain restaurants and what factors are associated with using this information to make their food selection.
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A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on a sample of 721 youth (9–18 years) using the 2010 YouthStyles and HealthStyles surveys. The outcome measure was reported use of calorie information at fast food/chain restaurants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the associations between sociodemographic variables and the use of calorie information at fast food/chain restaurants.
Results
Of those who visited fast food/chain restaurants, 42.4% reported using calorie information at least sometimes. Girls were more likely than boys (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.2–2.5) and youth who were obese were more likely than those at a healthy weight (aOR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.04–2.9) to use calorie information, and youth eating at a fast food/chain restaurant twice a week or more versus once a week or less were half as likely to report using calorie information (aOR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.4–0.8).
Conclusion
Public health education efforts can benefit from research to determine how to increase usage among youth so that their food choices are appropriate for their caloric needs.
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Pubmed ID:23697388
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4680978
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