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. 2017 Sep 12:3:75.
doi: 10.1186/s40795-017-0196-5. eCollection 2017.

Comprehensive assessment of food and nutrient intake of children and adolescents in Germany: EsKiMo II - the eating study as a KiGGS module

C Lage Barbosa  1 , A-K Brettschneider  1 , M Haftenberger  1 , F Lehmann  1 , M Frank  1 , K Heide  1 , E Patelakis  1 , H Perlitz  1 , L Krause  1 , R Houben  1 , H G Butschalowsky  1 , A Richter  1 , P Kamtsiuris  1 , G B M Mensink  1
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Comprehensive assessment of food and nutrient intake of children and adolescents in Germany: EsKiMo II - the eating study as a KiGGS module

C Lage Barbosa et al. BMC Nutr. .

Abstract

Background: As part of the second wave of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2), food and nutrient intake of children and adolescents aged 6-17 years living in Germany is assessed in EsKiMo II - the Eating Study as a KiGGS Module.

Methods: EsKiMo II is a cross-sectional study, conducted from June 2015 until September 2017. The study population comprises 6 to 17-year-old study participants from the cross-sectional sample of KiGGS Wave 2 in 167 KiGGS sample points, which are revisited by trained nutritionists. Dietary intake is assessed by weighted food records during three consecutive days plus one randomly selected day within the following 3 months for children aged 6-11 years. Dietary intake for adolescents aged 12-17 years is assessed by computer-assisted dietary history interviews, reflecting the past four weeks, using the software DISHES. Further information, for example, about specific diets and dietary supplement intake, is reported during a standardised computer assisted interview for all participants. Food items are coded by the German Food Code and Nutrient Database (BLS 3.02).

Discussion: EsKiMo II provides actual data on the dietary behaviour of children and adolescents living in Germany and their determinants. Results of EsKiMo II will be relevant for decision-making, measures, and evaluations within nutrition, consumer and health policy.

Keywords: Children and adolescents; Dietary behavior; EsKiMo; Food and nutrient intake; Germany; Nutrition.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Flowchart of the study population of KiGGS and EsKiMo
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Sample points of KiGGS and EsKiMo II (N = 167)
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Time schedule of the practical study procedures of EsKiMo II.
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