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Lunch consumption by U.S. children and adolescents: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2017-March 2020

M. Katherine Hoy, Rhonda S. Sebastian, Theophile Murayi, Joseph D. Goldman, Alanna J. Moshfegh
In: FSRG Dietary Data Briefs [Internet]. Beltsville (MD): United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); 2010. Dietary Data Brief No. 56.
2024 Apr.
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Lunch consumption by U.S. children and adolescents: What We Eat in America, NHANES 2017-March 2020

M. Katherine Hoy et al.
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Lunch is commonly considered to be the midday meal. Among children and adolescents, consuming lunch may contribute substantially to nutrient intake (1), while skipping lunch has been associated with reduced diet quality (2,3). Weekday lunches may be consumed in a school setting, where the physical and social environment may have both positive and adverse effects on what is consumed (–7). Current information about food and nutrient intake of children and adolescents at lunch is lacking. Therefore, this data brief provides recent data on lunch (see definition, p.9) consumption by children and adolescents using one day of dietary intake data from What We Eat in America (WWEIA), NHANES 2017-March 2020.

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