Table 3.
Food | Almost daily 5-7 times/w |
3-4 times/w | 1-2 times/w | Never | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
GIRLS | ||||||||
Milk & Milk Products | 635 | 51.2 | 366 | 29.5 | 231 | 18.6 | 9 | 0.7 |
Bread, Rice & Cereal | 870 | 70.1 | 256 | 20.6 | 114 | 9.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Fruits | 443 | 35.7 | 464 | 37.4 | 308 | 24.8 | 26 | 2.1 |
Fruit Juices | 328 | 26.4 | 371 | 29.9 | 455 | 36.7 | 87 | 7 |
Vegetables Leafy | 404 | 32.6 | 370 | 29.8 | 366 | 29.5 | 101 | 8.1 |
Vegetables Others | 146 | 11.8 | 432 | 34.8 | 543 | 43.8 | 120 | 9.7 |
Meat (Fish, Poultry, Meat) | 822 | 66.2 | 303 | 24.4 | 110 | 8.9 | 6 | 0.5 |
Eggs | 111 | 8.9 | 396 | 31.9 | 627 | 50.5 | 107 | 8.6 |
Legumes: lentils, beans... | 35 | 2.8c | 115 | 9.3 | 733 | 59.1 | 358 | 28.8 |
Sweets & Snacks: cakes, chips, candies,... | 797 | 64.2d | 300 | 24.2 | 134 | 10.8 | 10 | 0.8 |
Miscellaneous: tea & coffee | 289 | 23.3 | 318 | 25.6 | 411 | 33.1 | 223 | 18 |
Miscellaneous: sauce & spreads | 214 | 17.2 | 356 | 28.7 | 497 | 40 | 174 | 14 |
Soda Drinks: regular | 600 | 48.3 | 322 | 25.9 | 254 | 20.5 | 65 | 5.2 |
Soda Drinks: diet | 19 | 1.5d | 29 | 2.3 | 116 | 9.3 | 1077 | 86.8 |
BOYS | ||||||||
Milk & Milk Products | 659 | 55.4a | 356 | 29.9 | 170 | 14.3 | 5 | 0.4 |
Bread, Rice & Cereal | 904 | 76b | 227 | 19.1 | 56 | 4.7 | 3 | 0.3 |
Fruits | 492 | 41.3a | 425 | 35.7 | 258 | 21.7 | 15 | 1.3 |
Fruit Juices | 359 | 30.2 | 358 | 30.1 | 399 | 33.5 | 74 | 6.2 |
Vegetables Leafy | 400 | 33.6 | 340 | 28.6 | 340 | 28.6 | 110 | 9.2 |
Vegetables Others | 176 | 14.8 | 397 | 33.4 | 520 | 43.7 | 97 | 8.2 |
Meat (Fish, Poultry, Meat) | 889 | 74.7b | 234 | 19.7 | 65 | 5.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
Eggs | 107 | 9a | 396 | 33.3 | 621 | 52.2 | 66 | 5.5 |
Legumes: lentils, beans,... | 30 | 2.5 | 139 | 11.7 | 730 | 61.3 | 291 | 24.5 |
Sweets & Snacks: cakes, chips, candies,... | 565 | 47.5 | 353 | 29.7 | 262 | 22 | 10 | 0.8 |
Miscellaneous: tea & coffee | 412 | 34.6b | 267 | 22.4 | 331 | 27.8 | 180 | 15.1 |
Miscellaneous: sauce & spreads | 178 | 15 | 396 | 33.3 | 443 | 37.2 | 173 | 14.5 |
Soda Drinks: regular | 629 | 52.9b | 322 | 27.1 | 197 | 16.6 | 42 | 3.5 |
Soda Drinks: diet | 17 | 1.4 | 25 | 2.1 | 67 | 5.6 | 1081 | 90.8 |
Difference between genders: a p < 0.05; b: p < 0.01 (within gender); c p < 0.05, d p < 0.01 (between genders)
* Non responders: 72 for girls and 59 for boys