title: [Specifics of food intake by schoolchildren in the rural areas of Moldova].
abstract: 149 schoolchildren, 14-15 years old, from 4 rural communities pending on 4 different Moldova counties have been investigated using the one day questionnaire technique. From the entire studied group, only 7.4% are do not eat breakfast before attending school. 35.5% of the schoolchildren consider their sugar intake to be excessive, without taking into account the sugar major role in nervous cell function. The average daily intake for fresh fruits, vegetables and milk is in most cases adequate, but significant differences are present between the communities, related with the socio-economic status of the families and, also, with nutritional.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr T Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină, Disciplina de Igienă.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albu
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Indrei
authors.forename: Viorica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gavăt
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Petrariu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002648:Child; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004435:Eating; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012383:Romania; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires