title: [Unhealthy food choices of adolescent schoolchildren in the Campania region (Italy)].
abstract: A questionnaire study to evaluate the eating habits of a sample of adolescents was conducted in 2009-2010 in Campania (Italy). The study involved 1,066 secondary school students aged 15 to 16 years. Fifty-two percent of participants were male and 96% lived in an urban area. Questionnaires were self-administered and anonymous. Results show an association between the consumption of different types of alcoholic beverages. Adolescents who drink carbonated beverages as a mid-morning snack tend to do the same during the mid-afternoon snack. Moreover, drinking carbonated beverages during morning and afternoon snacks was associated with the use of vending machines. Twenty-nine percent of participating students reported eating red meat more than four times per week.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze dell'Alimentazione, CNR, Roma 64, Avellino, Italy. gcammarota@isa.cnr.it
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cammarota
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Stasio
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laurino
authors.forename: Assunta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Criscuolo
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Filosa
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Visone
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palmieri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D002253:Carbonated Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002417:Cattle; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005509:Food Dispensers, Automatic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008461:Meat Products / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires