Predicting gender differences in liking for vegetables and preference for a variety of vegetables among 11-year-old children

Lehto, Elviira; Ray, Carola; Haukkala, Ari; Yngve, Agneta; Þórsdóttir, Inga; Roos, Eva

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.020

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“…It has been reported that girls eat more fruits and vegetables than boys [44]. This shows more healthy behaviour among girls, which is expected since it has been suggested that they also have a higher affinity for vegetables and have fewer perceived barriers to their consumption [44, 45]. A previous study pointed out that among male adolescents a healthier diet is associated with less peer pressure, and is positively correlated with adolescents’ self-confidence [46].…”

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Identifying eating habits in Finnish children: a cross-sectional study

Figueiredo

Viljakainen

et al. 2019

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundWe aimed to identify different eating habits among Finnish children and to evaluate their association with meal patterns, breakfast consumption, and socio-demographic characteristics in a large, nationwide cohort of children.MethodsWe evaluated 10,569 children aged 9–14 years into the Finnish Health in Teens cohort in a cross-sectional design. The hierarchical K-means method was used to identify groups of children with different eating habits, based on five factors obtained through factor analysis of 10 food items. Multiple correspondence analysis was used to show associations between groups with different eating habits and meal patterns, breakfast patterns, gender, age, and language spoken at home.ResultsAnalyses identified three groups: unhealthy eaters (12.3%), fruit and vegetable avoiders (43.3%), and healthy eaters (44.1%). Most children had regular meal and breakfast patterns. The proportion of boys was higher among unhealthy eaters. Unhealthy eaters also showed irregular meal and breakfast patterns, and had parents with low education level. There was a higher proportion of girls among healthy eaters. Healthy eaters also showed regular meal and breakfast patterns, and had parents with high education level.ConclusionsAlthough the number of unhealthy eaters was small, special attention should be still paid to these, mostly male children, as they have poor eating habits and they lack regular eating routine. Skipping breakfast was more common among older children and girls, although girls had healthier eating habits overall. Our results can contribute to public health efforts to improve eating behaviours, especially among children with poor eating habits and those skipping healthy food items.

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Identifying eating habits in Finnish children: a cross-sectional study

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Viljakainen

et al. 2019

BMC Public Health

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“…Similarly, girls have a greater tendency to eat healthy food, such as vegetables, than boys, according to a study on 11-year-old Finnish children. 33 Moreover, these girls had more of a preference for eating vegetables than boys 1 year after their parents intervened in order to encourage them to consume vegetables every day. The authors suggest that intervention aimed at increasing vegetable consumption among boys should consist of education that reduces their reluctance to eat vegetables and shows the benefits of eating them.…”

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Do nutritional behaviors depend on biological sex and cultural gender?

Grzymisławska¹,

Puch²,

Zawada³

et al. 2020

Adv Clin Exp Med

156

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Conventional knowledge, resulting from observations and experience, maintains the conviction that there are gender differences in the acquisition, preparation and consumption of food. This review shows differences between the sexes in eating behavior, food choice and nutritional strategy which were conditioned by evolution and by intra-individual (biological or psychological) and extra-individual (socioeconomic and cultural) factors. Women manifest a more pronounced trust in healthy nutrition, greater engagement in controlling body weight, a higher tendency to eat in a group and in stressful situations, and they frequently experience frustration due to their own nutritional behaviors, which reflects higher social pressure and their attempts to reduce eating-related pleasure. On the other hand, men prefer fatty meals with a strong taste, and are directed mainly by the pleasure of consumption; they more frequently furtively eat sweet foods while watching television, use more dietary supplements and more frequently visit fast food restaurants. Nutritional behavior, styles of nutrition, dietary profiles, approach to nourishment, approach to the place of meal consumption, and the sources of nutritional knowledge all demonstrate associations with gender. Reciprocal interactions between gender and diet are conditioned by physiological, psychological and sociocultural factors. This system of reciprocal interactions includes feedback: biological sex and cultural gender shape one's diet and, reciprocally, one's diet affects the deepening or flattening of gender differences. The analysis of reciprocally interacting factors entangled in the formation of a nutritional model may also represent an important element of pro-health prophylaxis and should be used in medical and dietary practice. Males in particular should be informed and educated about health-promoting diets.

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“…There are some factors that could explain these disparities between males and females. First, males show higher intake of food and energy, while females show higher intake of water-dense food, specifically fruits and vegetables [45, 46, 47]. Females also have a lower protein [48], sodium, potassium and phosphorus [49] intake and, consequently, lower total consumption of solutes.…”

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Physical activity and sedentary behavior impacts on dietary water intake and hydration status in Spanish schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study

Perales-García¹,

Ortega²,

Andrés³

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundThe importance of maintaining an adequate hydration status and the complexity of the water balance make it necessary to study the lifestyle factors that can influence or modify these variables. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hydration status and dietary water intake for a sample of Spanish schoolchildren from 7 to 12 years old and their associations with physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors.MethodsA total of 242 schoolchildren was studied (49.17% females). A 24-hour urine sample was collected from each child, and the urine volume and osmolality were measured to estimate the hydration status (adequate hydration ≤800 mOsm/kg). In addition, a 3-day dietary record was completed to evaluate their water intake according to EFSA parameters. Dietary information was processed with DIAL software, and a statistical analysis was performed using SPSS. Student's t-test was used to study the normal variables, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for those that were not normal. In the case of the categorical variables, the Z and Chi-Square proportions tests were used. The Bonferroni test was used to adjust the values in multiple comparisons. To evaluate the influence of these lifestyles on the urine osmolality, a 2-way ANOVA and an odds ratio were used.ResultsA total of 48.3% of the sample presented an adequate hydration status, and the percentage was significantly higher in females (p = 0.003). Only 20.9% showed an adequate intake of dietary water. The lifestyle influence reveals that more inactive and non-sedentary schoolchildren were adequately hydrated (p = 0.008). PA (practice ≥1 h/day) was associated with a higher risk of having an inadequate hydration status, even when accounting for sex and other lifestyle factors (OR = 1.753(1.006–3.054), p = 0.048).ConclusionsApproximately half of the participants presented an inadequate hydration status (which was higher in males than in females). PA (practice ≥1 h/day) was associated with a higher risk of inadequate hydration. This fact highlighted the importance of raising awareness about hydration in children, especially in ones who are more active.

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Predicting gender differences in liking for vegetables and preference for a variety of vegetables among 11-year-old children

Cited by 25 publications

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Identifying eating habits in Finnish children: a cross-sectional study

Identifying eating habits in Finnish children: a cross-sectional study

Do nutritional behaviors depend on biological sex and cultural gender?

Physical activity and sedentary behavior impacts on dietary water intake and hydration status in Spanish schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study

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