PO 120. FOOD PORTION SIZES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ENERGY, MACRONUTRIENT, AND MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE IN EUROPEAN ADOLESCENTS. THE HELENA STUDY
- GENUD research Group/university Of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Abstract
PO 120. FOOD PORTION SIZES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ENERGY, MACRONUTRIENT, AND MICRONUTRIENT INTAKE IN EUROPEAN ADOLESCENTS. THE HELENA STUDY
Background and objective. Dietary habits undergo many changes during lifespan regarding dietary diversity, nutrients intake, and portion size (PS). This study aims to investigate the associations between PS from different food groups and energy, macronutrients and micronutrients intakes in European adolescents.
Methods. A representative sample of 1631 adolescents (54.2 % girls) were included from the HELENA study. To determine the key items for analysis, foods were ranked by frequency of consumption. Multivariable linear regression and ANCOVA analysis was carried out, adjusting for age, gender, maternal education, BMI and using country, as a level.
Results. Energy intake increase with elevated consumption from dietary energy. carbohydrate, protein, and fat. Higher macronutrients and fiber intakes were associated with large portions from ‘fruits’, and ‘vegetables’, ‘cheese’, ‘fish’, and ‘meat substitutes, nuts and pulses’. Low,er micronutrients inmicronutrienticed when larger portions of high energy dense foods such as desserts, pudding, margarines and butter were consumed (p<0.005).
Conclusions. Large food PS may be associated with positive energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intake. The finding from this study provides an evidence base on which more specific dietary guidance relating to PS may be developed and may be helpful where strategies are designed to target intakes of certain nutrients in European adolescents.
Keywords: food portion size, macronutrient, micronutrient, European, adolescent.
