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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
卷 52, 期 4, 页码 357-375出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2064519
关键词
Paediatric obesity; nutrition; public health; wellbeing; children; school lunch programme
资金
- A Better Start National Science Challenge
- University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship
- Graduate Women New Zealand grant
The Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand has high childhood obesity rates, indicating the failure of the current food system to deliver equitable health outcomes. A survey revealed that 16.8% of students experienced food insufficiency at home and 31.3% of 13-year-olds did not eat breakfast. Only 12.9% of students met the national vegetable intake guidelines while 39.6% met fruit intake guidelines. There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among students.
Our current food system is failing to deliver on equitable health outcomes, wellbeing and food security and the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand has high inequities and one the highest levels of childhood obesity nationally. This articlereports baseline quantitative data from 2087 students (aged 9 or 13) from 41 primary and secondary schools, including schools participating in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunch programme. Students answered an online survey covering food security, general wellbeing (WHO-5), eating behaviours and physical activity and were measured/weighed for body size. 16.8% of students experienced food insufficiency in the home and 31.3% of 13-yr-olds did not eat breakfast. Overall, only 12.9% met the national vegetable intake guidelines and 39.6% met fruit intake guidelines. Students in high advantage schools (decile 8-10) were twice as likely to meet the vegetable intake guidelines. 47.1% of 13-year old girls were at risk of reduced wellbeing. 54.6% of students had a healthy weight and 44.5% experienced overweight or obesity; in low advantage (decile 1-3) schools 64.4% experienced overweight or obesity. The data form a baseline for an evaluation of multiple public health initiatives underway in Hawke's Bay to improve food environments and nutritional wellbeing.
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