Pattern of beverage intake and milk and dairy products sufficiency among high-school students in Kuwait
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt.
- Department of Paediatrics, Al-Adan Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Al-Adan Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
17 December 2014
Abstract
High consumption of soft drinks has been associated with lower intakes of milk and calcium-rich foods and higher body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to explore the pattern of beverage intake among Kuwaiti high-school students. A questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning beverages and milk and dairy products intake was completed by 190 Kuwaiti students aged 16-18 years and BMI was calculated for 181 of them. Intake of sweetened carbonated beverages and to a lesser extent packaged fruit juices affected the sufficiency of milk and dairy products intake among the sample of high-school students in Kuwait. Although BMI was not related to milk and dairy insufficiency, more of the overweight and obese students displayed incorrect practices. Nutritional education of high-school students on the importance of milk and dairy products as well as the hazards of excess sweetened carbonated beverages and packaged juice is recommended to prevent the obesity epidemic prevailing in Kuwait.
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