Public Health Forum
Volume 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 205-208

Food patterns of children and adolescents with migration background: Findings of the KiGGS study [Ernährungsmuster von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Migrationshintergrund: Ergebnisse der KiGGS-Studie] (Article)

Schenk L.* , Anton V. , Baer N.-R. , Schmitz R.
  • a Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaft, Luisenstrase 57, Berlin, 10117, Germany
  • b Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaft, Luisenstrase 57, Berlin, 10117, Germany
  • c Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institut für Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaft, Luisenstrase 57, Berlin, 10117, Germany
  • d Robert Koch-Institut, Abt. Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Germany

Abstract

According to the findings of the KiGGS study, children and adolescents with bilateral migration background show significantly higher disadvantageous food patterns than those without and with unilateral migration background, respectively. Social status only partially explains that issue. Unhealthier eating habits increase with length of stay of the migrated families. Country of origin, age and gender also determine (un-) favourable food patterns. © 2016 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.

Author Keywords

KiGGS study food patterns Children Migration background Adolescents

Index Keywords

eating habit length of stay gender human social status family Adolescent Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84989201403&doi=10.1515%2fpubhef-2016-0065&partnerID=40&md5=5346c8909386a22aedccaf92ce5b4e0b
DOI: 10.1515/pubhef-2016-0065
ISSN: 09445587
Cited by: 2
Original Language: German