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Snacking is prevalent in Mexico.
J Nutr. 2014 Nov; 144(11):1843-9.JN

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Snacking has increased globally, but little is known about how Mexicans consume foods outside meals.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and patterns of snacking behavior among Mexicans.

METHODS

We used data from children and adults (aged ≥ 2 y; n = 9937) from the Mexican National Nutrition Survey 1999 and the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS) 2012 to examine the prevalence of snacking as well as amount (kcal) and contribution of snacks to total energy intake per day. Snacking was defined as eating outside of the 3 main meals. We calculated per capita (among the total population) and per consumer ("snackers") estimates of the number of snacks per day, kilocalories per snack, kilocalories per day from snacks, and the percentage of energy from snacks. Top foods consumed during snack occasions were also examined for the NHNS 2012. All results were weighted to account for survey design and to be nationally representative.

RESULTS

In 2012, an estimated 73% of the population consumed snacks on a given day, with estimates ranging from 70% among ≥ 59 y olds to 77% among 2-11 y olds. An average of 1.6 snacks/d were consumed by the population. This value was slightly higher (2.1 snacks/d) among snackers. Snacks provided an average of 343 kcal/d per snacker (17% of total energy/d). Fruit was the most commonly consumed snack food by all ages except for 12-18 y olds. Salty snacks, sweet snacks, sugar-sweetened beverages, and milk were frequently in the top 5 categories across age groups. Differences were observed between age groups.

CONCLUSIONS

Snacking is prevalent in the Mexican population. Many, but not all, of the foods consumed during snack occasions are foods considered "foods to limit" in the United States.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Duffey KJ
Department of Nutrition and Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; and.
Rivera JA
Nutrition and Health Research Center, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Popkin BM
Department of Nutrition and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; popkin@unc.edu.

MeSH

AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMexicoMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysSnacksYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

25332484

Citation

Duffey, Kiyah J., et al. "Snacking Is Prevalent in Mexico." The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 144, no. 11, 2014, pp. 1843-9.
Duffey KJ, Rivera JA, Popkin BM. Snacking is prevalent in Mexico. J Nutr. 2014;144(11):1843-9.
Duffey, K. J., Rivera, J. A., & Popkin, B. M. (2014). Snacking is prevalent in Mexico. The Journal of Nutrition, 144(11), 1843-9. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.198192
Duffey KJ, Rivera JA, Popkin BM. Snacking Is Prevalent in Mexico. J Nutr. 2014;144(11):1843-9. PubMed PMID: 25332484.
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