MEALTRAIN: what do inpatient hospitalized children choose to eat?
Data from the menu ordering system was used to calculate servings/child/day of food groups ordered by pediatric inpatients. The children ordered a mean of 5.0 +/- 0.56 servings of fruits and vegetables/day, which decreased to 3.5 +/- 0.27 servings when juice was removed. "Foods-to-limit" were ordered 3.8 +/- 0.31 times/day. Interventions to improve healthier choices are warranted.
Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Obadia
Nasimeh
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Rakhshani
Allison S
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Jeffery
Nita
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Chahal
Gurjit
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Sangha
Brian W
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McCrindle
Deborah L
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O'Connor
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Maccarone
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Hamilton
D004034:Diet Surveys; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005502:Food / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007297:Inpatients; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009864:Ontario; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires