Influences on consumption of soft drinks and fast foods in adolescents Denney-Wilson, Elizabeth, Crawford, David, Dobbins, Timothy, Hardy, Louise and Okely, Anthony D. 2009, Influences on consumption of soft drinks and fast foods in adolescents, Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 447-452. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads crawford-influenceson-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 195.16KB 929 Title Influences on consumption of soft drinks and fast foods in adolescents Author(s) Denney-Wilson, Elizabeth Crawford, David orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-7556 Dobbins, Timothy Hardy, Louise Okely, Anthony D. Journal name Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition Volume number 18 Issue number 3 Start page 447 End page 452 Total pages 6 Publisher HEC Press Place of publication Southbank, Vic. Publication date 2009-09 ISSN 1440-6047 Keyword(s) adolescent weight gain soft drink fast food obesity Summary Soft drink and fast food are energy dense foodstuffs that are heavily marketed to adolescents, and are likely to be important in terms of risk of obesity. This study sought to examine the influences on soft drink and fast food consumption among adolescents as part of a cross-sectional survey of 2,719 adolescents (aged 11-16) from 93 randomly selected schools in New South Wales, Australia. Students provided information on soft drink and fast food consumption, and responded to statements examining influences over consumption. Over half of the boys and more than one third of the girls reported drinking soft drink daily, and consumption peaked in Grade 8 students. A quarter of students reported choosing soft drinks instead of water or milk, and around 40% agreed that soft drink was usually available in their homes. Availability in the home and drinking soft drinks with meals was most strongly associated with consumption in all age groups. Fast food consumption was higher among boys than girls in all age groups. Convenience and value for money yielded the strongest associations with fast food consumption in boys, while preferring fast food to meals at home and preferring to “upsize” meals were most strongly associated with consumption in girls. Interventions to reduce consumption of soft drinks should target availability in both the home and school environment by removing soft drinks and replacing them with more nutritive beverages. Fast food outlets should be encouraged to provide a greater range of healthy and competitively priced options in reasonable portions. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920501 Child Health HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, HEC Press Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045800 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 12 Jun 2012, 14:45:52 EST Tue, 12 Jun 2012, 15:30:24 EST Tue, 12 Jun 2012, 15:35:16 EST Tue, 12 Jun 2012, 15:36:14 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:33:25 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:00:32 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 43 times in TR Web of Science Cited 47 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1164 Abstract Views, 930 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 12 Jun 2012, 14:45:37 EST by Jane Moschetti