title: [Snacks consumption among residents in Shenzhen City].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the status of snacks consumption among residents in Shenzhen.
  
  
  METHODS
  By a multiple stage probability proportionate to size sampling, 12 communities were randomly selected from 8 districts of Shenzhen based on population proportion. In the second stage, 30 households were randomly selected from each community. In each household, 2 years or older were invited to take dietary survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 66.1% residents consuming snacks. More girls ate snacks than boys (chi2 = 11.552, P < 0.01) and more children and adolescents ate snacks than adults (chi2 = 27.207, P < 0.01). The average daily intake of energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, sodium,magnesium, iron and zinc from snacks were 107.8 kcal (451.5 kJ), 1.7 g, 0.8 g, 22.0 g, 1.1 g, 23.1 microg, 8.3 mg, 1.1 mg,17.0 mg, 9.3 mg, 21.0 mg, 0.8 mg and 0.4 mg. Food categories the most frequently consumed as snacks were fruit, pastry, milk and products, beverages and grains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It's important to strengthen the diet education among residents in Shenzhen, especially the knowledge how to select snacks correctly and rationally.
authors.forename: Qinggang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Keke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jiazhang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xueli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Zhipeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages; D002648:Child; D003611:Dairy Products; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062410:Snacks