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Perspectivas en Nutrición Humana

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RODRIGUEZ E, Holmes; RESTREPO B, Luis Fernando  and  MARTINEZ H, Libia Inés. Knowledge, preference and practices on dairy intake in schoolchildren from Medellin-Colombia. Perspect Nut Hum [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.1, pp.83-96. ISSN 0124-4108.

Introduction: Dairy products intake is important for children's health and development. However, in developing countries, it does not reach WHO recommendation; 180 L/person/y. Objective: To determine the knowledge, preference and practices associated with dairy products intake in school population from Medellin, comparing with soft drinks intake. Methods: personal interviews were obtained from 384 children, 7 and 12 y old, from 9 elementary schools. Differences between dairy and soft drink were evaluated by MANOVA, using SAS version 9.0. Results: Mean dairy products intake was 135.5 L/person/y. Differences between gender (p=0.53), or socio-economical level (p=0.17) were not detected. Only 38.2% of children know daily products intake recommendation and 42% knows its nutritional content. Taste was the main motivation for intake in 60.4% of children. Mean soft drink intake was and 137.7 L/person/y. Conclusions: It is necessary to enhance students' knowledge about the importance of dairy products' for health, and to implement educational campaigns to promote their consumption.

Keywords : dairy product; milk; soft drinks; beverages; food consumption; food preferences; food habits; children.

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