Consumption of ready-to-eat cereals in relation to health and diet indicators among school adolescents in Crete, Greece

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-172

  Kafatos, Anthony ^a   Linardakis, Manolis ^a   Bertsias, George ^a   Mammas, Ioannis ^a   Fletcher, Reg ^b   Bervanaki, Frosso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b KELLOGG COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Diet; Greece; Health; Ready to eat cereals

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBER; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GREECE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CEREALS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23844477869     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086880     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Whitaker R, Wright J, Pepe M: Predicting obesity in young adulthood from childhood and parental obesity. N Engl J Med 1997;337:869-873.
2. Webber L, Srinivasan S, Wattingey W, Berenson G: Tracking of serum lipids and lipoproteins from childhood to adulthood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Epidemiol 1991;133:884-899.
3. Yong LC, Kuller L: Tracking of blood pressure from adolescence to middle age: The Dormont High School Study. Prev Med 1994;23:418-426.
4. Trowell H: Dietary fibre hypothesis of the etiology of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes 1975;24:151-157.
5. Rimm E, Ascherio A, Giovannucci E, Spiegelman D, Stampfer M, Willett W: Vegetable, fruit, and cereal fiber intake and risk of coronary heart disease among men. JAMA 1996;275:447-451.
6. Kushi L, Meyer K, Jacobs D: Cereals, legumes, and chronic disease risk reduction: Evidence from epidemiologic studies. Am J Clin Nutr 1999;70:S451-S458.
7. Truswell A: Cereal grains and coronary heart disease. Eur J Clin Nutr 2002;56:1-14.
8. Liu S: Intake of refined carbohydrates and whole grain foods in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. J Am Coll Nutr 2002;21:298-306.
9. Liu S, Sesso H, Manson J, Willett W, Buring J: Is intake of breakfast cereals related to total and cause-specific mortality in men? Am J Clin Nutr 2003;77:594-599.
10. Gibson S, O'Sullivan K: Breakfast cereal consumption patterns and nutrient intakes of British schoolchildren. J R Soc Health 1995;115:366-370.
11. Gretchen H: The impact of breakfast especially ready-to-eat cereals on nutrient intake and health of children. Nutr Res 1995;15:595-613.
12. Ruxton C, O'Sullivan K, Kirk T, Belton N: The contribution of breakfast to the diets of a sample of 136 primary schoolchildren in Edinburgh. Br J Nutr 1996;75:419-431.
13. McNulty H, Eaton-Evans J, Cran G, et al: Nutrient intakes and impact of fortified breakfast cereals in schoolchildren. Arch Dis Child 1996;75:474-481.
14. Nicklas TA, O'Neil CE, Berenson GS: Nutrient contribution of breakfast, secular trends, and the role of ready-to-eat cereals: A review of data from the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr 1998;67:757S-763S.
15. Preziosi P, Galan P, Decheeger M, Yacoub N, Drewnowski A, Hereberg S: Breakfast type, daily nutrient intakes, and vitamin and mineral status of French children, adolescents and adults. J Am Coll Nutr 1999;18:171-178.
16. Gibson S: Micronutrient intakes, micronutrient status and lipid profiles among young people consuming different amounts of breakfast cereals: Further analysis of data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey of Young People aged 4 to 18 years. Public Health Nutr 2003;6:815-820.
17. Albertson A, Anderson G, Crockett S, Goebel M: Ready-to-eat cereal consumption: Its relationship with BMI and nutrient intake of children aged 4 to 12 years. J Am Diet Assoc 2003;103:1613-1619.
18. Resnicow K: The relationship between breakfast habits and plasma cholesterol levels in schoolchildren. J School Health 1991;61:81-85.
19. Ortega RM, Requejo AM, Redondo R, et al: Influence of the intake of fortified breakfast cereals on dietary habits and nutritional status of Spanish schoolchildren. Ann Nutr Metab 1996;40:146-156.
20. Manios Y, Kafatos A: Health and nutrition education in elementary schools: Changes in health knowledge, nutrient intakes and physical activity over a six-year period. Public Health Nutr 1999;2:445-448.
21. Fossati P, Prencipe L: Serum triglycerides determined colorimetrically with an enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide. Clin Chem 1982;28:2077-2080.
22. Allain C, Poon L, Chan C, Richmond W, Fu P: Enzymatic determination of total serum cholesterol. Clin Chem 1974;20:470-475.
23. 2+/dextran sulfate in its enzymatic measurement. Clin Chem 1978;24:931.
24. Friedewald W, Levy R, Fredrickson D: Estimation of the concentration of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in plasma with use of the preparative ultacentrifuge. Clin Chem 1972;18:499-502.
25. Kafatos A, Kouroumalis I, Vlachonikolis I, Theodorou C, Labadarios D: Coronary heart disease risk-factor status of the Cretan urban population in the 1980s. Am J Clin Nutr 1991;54:591-598.
26. Burke B: The dietary history as a tool in research. J Am Diet Assoc 1947;25:1041-1046.
27. Moschandreas J, Kafatos A: Food and nutrient intakes of Greek (Cretan) adults. Recent data for food-based dietary guidelines in Greece. Br J Nutr 1999;81:S71-S76.
28. Kafatos A, Verhagen H, Moschandreas J, Apostolaki I, van Westerop J: Mediterranean diet of Crete: Foods and nutrient content. J Am Diet Assoc 2000;100:1487-1493.
29. Yarnell JWG, Fehily AM, Milbank JE, Sweetnam PM, Walker CL: A short dietary questionnaire for use in an epidemiological survey: Comparison with weighed dietary records. Hum Nutr Appl Nutr 1983;37:103-112.
30. Manios Y, Kafatos A, Codrington C: Gender differences in physical activity and physical fitness in young children in Crete. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 1999;39:24-30.
31. Ortega R, Requejo A, Lopez-Sobaler A, et al: Differences in the breakfast habits of overweight/obese and normal weight schoolchildren. Int J Vitam Nutr Res 1998;68:125-132.
32. Perl M, Mandic M, Primorac L, Klapec T, Perl A: Adolescent acceptance of different foods by obesity status and by sex. Physiol Behav 1998;65:241-245.
33. Zemel M, Thompson W, Zemel P, et al: Dietary calcium and dairy products accelerate weight and fat loss during energy restriction in obese adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;75:342S.
34. Chan G, McNaught T: The effects of daily products on children's body fat. J Am Coll Nutr 2001;20:57.
35. Zemel M, Shi H, Greer B, Direienzo D, Zemel P: Regulation of adiposity by dietary calcium. FASEB J 2000;14:132-138.
36. Harnack L, Walters S, Jacobs DJ: Dietary intake and food sources of whole grains among US children and adolescents: Data from the 1994-1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals. J Am Diet Assoc 2003;103:1015-1019.
37. Gibson SA: Iron intake and iron status of pre-school children: Associations with breakfast cereals, vitamin C and meat. Public Health Nutr 1999;2:521-528.
38. Berner L, Clydesdale F, Douglass J: Fortification contributed greatly to vitamin and mineral intakes in the United States, 1989-1991. J Nutr 2001;131:2177-2183.
39. Ruxton C, Kirk T, Belton N, Holmes M: Breakfast habits in children. Nutr Food Sci 1993;93.
40. Roma-Giannikou E, Adamidis D, Gianniou M, Nikolara R, Matsaniotis N: Nutritional survey in Greek children: Nutrient intake. Eur J Clin Nutr 1997;51:273-285.
41. Hassapidou M, Fotiadou E: Dietary intakes and food habits of adolescents in Northern Greece. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2001;52:109-116.
42. Lytle L, Nichaman M, Obarzanek E: Validation of 24-hour recalls assisted by food records in third-grade children. J Am Diet Assoc 1993;93:1431-1436.