Table 3.
Nutrition knowledge in children and adolescents.
| Questiona | n (%) | Correct answer | Incorrect answer | Answer “I don’t know” | ||||||||
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All, n (%) |
Girls, n (%) |
Boys, n (%) |
All, n (%) |
Girls, n (%) |
Boys, n (%) |
All, n (%) |
Girls, n (%) |
Boys, n (%) |
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| How many portions of fruits and vegetables should be eaten (portion = a handful) each day? | 290 (100) | 66 (22.8) | 31 (23.1) | 35 (22.4) | 194 (66.9) | 87 (64.9) | 107 (68.6) | 30 (10.3) | 16 (11.9) | 14 (9.0) | ||
| Do you know what a food pyramid is? | 293 (100) | 260 (88.7) | 129 (94.2) | 131 (84.0) | 33 (11.3) | 8 (5.8) | 25 (16.0) | N/Ab | N/A | N/A | ||
| How often should fish be eaten each week? | 291 (100) | 210 (72.2) | 101 (73.7) | 109 (70.8) | 28 (9.6) | 11 (8.0) | 17 (11.0) | 53 (18.2) | 25 (18.3) | 28 (18.2) | ||
| How many calories [kcal] are in 100g of sugar? | 291 (100) | 74 (25.4) | 24 (17.7) | 50 (32.3) | 72 (24.7) | 34 (25.0) | 38 (24.5) | 145 (49.8) | 78 (57.4) | 67 (43.2) | ||
aSingle response allowed.
bN/A: not applicable.