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The influence of socio-demographic factors upon children's breaktime food consumption in North and West Belfast

Grace Bunting

Dental Public Health Research Group, School of Clinical Dentistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BP

Ruth Freeman

Dental Public Health Research Group, School of Clinical Dentistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BP

Children in primary education in Northern Ireland have a diet which is charac terised by a high consumption of fatty and sugary snacks. Evidence shows that a relationship exists between such dietary habits and socio-demography. Previous work has relied upon reports of dietary habits rather than assessing the snacks actually taken. The aim of this study was to examine how socio- demographic factors affected the actual type of breaktime snack taken by children in primary education in North and West Belfast. Four hundred and eighty-two children took part in the study. Using the 'rubbish bag' meth odology as an indicator of actual snacking behaviour, the results showed that gender and socio-economic profile of the school attended were associated with the food consumption of children at breaktime in North and West Belfast.

Key Words: schoolchildren • diet and nutrition • inequalities • Northern Ireland

Health Education Journal, Vol. 58, No. 4, 401-409 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/001789699905800410
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