title: Changes in core food intake among Australian children between 1995 and 2007.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the changes in the consumption of core foods among Australian children between the 1995 National Nutrition Survey (1995 NNS) and the 2007 Australian National Children's Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (2007 Children's Survey).
  
  
  METHODS
  Core food consumption was analysed using 24-h recall data from 2-16 year old children using the 1995 NNS (n=2435) and the 2007 Children's Survey (n=4380). Differences in percent consuming, amounts consumed and percent energy contribution were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The consumption of core foods increased significantly between the 1995 and 2007 surveys, including per-capita consumption and percent energy contribution (both P0.001). Core foods contributed to 59% of energy intake in 1995 compared with 65% in 2007. The types of core foods consumed also changed during this time period with more children reporting eating healthy options such as wholemeal bread, reduced-fat milk, reduced-fat cheese and fruit in the 2007 Children's Survey. Conversely, the consumption of white bread, full-fat milk and low-fibre breakfast cereals was lower in 2007.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, reported dietary intake had improved from 1995 to 2007 among Australian children with an increase in the amounts of core foods consumed and healthier types of foods being chosen. Continued health-promotion activities and monitoring of food consumption are highly warranted.
authors.affiliation: Cluster for Public Health Nutrition, Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. anna.rangan@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rangan
authors.forename: J S L
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: J C Y
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Louie
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Flood
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004032:Diet / Q000639:trends; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D055951:Functional Food; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D010290:Parents