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. 2017 Sep 27;2(Suppl 3):36-44.
doi: 10.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-107. eCollection 2017 Sep.

EsKiMo II - the Eating study as a KiGGS Module in KiGGS Wave 2

Gert B M Mensink  1 , Marjolein Haftenberger  1 , Anna-Kristin Brettschneider  1 , Clarissa Lage Barbosa  1 , Hanna Perlitz  1 , Eleni Patelakis  1 , Karoline Heide  1 , Melanie Frank  1 , Franziska Lehmann  1 , Laura Krause  1 , Robin Houben  1 , Hans Butschalowsky  1 , Almut Richter  1 , Panagiotis Kamtsiuris  1
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EsKiMo II - the Eating study as a KiGGS Module in KiGGS Wave 2

Gert B M Mensink et al. J Health Monit. .

Abstract

Nutrition plays an important role for health, in particular of children and adolescents. In addition to the baseline German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS, 2003-2006), the nutrition survey EsKiMo (Eating study as a KiGGS Module) assessed the dietary habits of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 in detail. In KiGGS Wave 2 (2014-2017) the corresponding module is EsKiMo II. Between June 2015 and September 2017, specially trained nutritionists will visit EsKiMo II participants at their homes. The parents of 6-to 11-year-olds are instructed on how to complete food records on four randomly chosen days - three consecutive days, followed later by an additional day. Participants aged 12 to 17 are interviewed personally on their food intake during the past four weeks with the dietary interview programme DISHES. Further information, for example, regarding dietary supplements is also recorded. EsKiMo II will provide an up-to-date and representative overview of the current nutrition status of 6-to 17-year-olds living in Germany, and it allows analysing changes in dietary behaviour over time. EsKiMo II can identify shortcomings in the nutrition of children and adolescents and thus may contribute with important information to nutrition and health policy.

Keywords: FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH MONITORING; KIGGS; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRITION.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Organisational process of EsKiMo II field phases Own figure
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Sample points of EsKiMo II Source: RKI
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Sample food record page (in German) Source: RKI
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Example of a DISHES interview mask (in German) Source: RKI
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