- Title
- Associations between the chronotypes and eating habits of Hong Kong school-aged children
- Creator
- Yu, Branda Yee-Man; Yeung, Wing-Fai; Ho, Yuan-Shan; Ho, Fiona Yan Yee; Chung, Kai Fai; Lee, Regina Lai Tong; Lam, Mei Yuk; Chen, Shucheng
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 17, Issue 7, no. 2583
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072583
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Later chronotypes have been found to be associated with unhealthy diets in adolescents and adults, but no study has been conducted in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between the chronotypes and dietary patterns of school-aged children. Children aged 7-11 and their parents were recruited from five mainstream schools in Hong Kong. The parents were told to complete questionnaires on the children's circadian preferences, food frequency, and dietary behaviors. All of the questionnaires were distributed and collected by schoolteachers. No gender differences in chronotype were observed (all p > 0.05). The evening-type was associated with significantly greater odds of viewing television (TV) during meals (adjusted odds ratios (OR) = 5.62 in boys and 5.39 in girls). Evening-oriented boys were prone to skipping breakfast (adjusted OR = 14.78), whereas evening-oriented girls were at risk of consuming fast food (adjusted OR = 7.74). There are indications of some gender differences in chronotype-related eating patterns. Sleep duration and screen time significantly mediated the associations between later chronotypes and unhealthy eating habits. Individualized dietary recommendations in accordance with circadian preferences may be effective at promoting healthy and nutritious diets for school-aged children.
- Subject
- dietary habits; eating patterns; circadian rhythm; chrono-nutrition; morningness; eveningness; SDG 7; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1426349
- Identifier
- uon:38400
- Identifier
- ISSN:1661-7827
- Rights
- © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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