![]() ![]() Apart from the snack consumption frequency and demographic characteristics, it was of interest to study the correlation between snacking and the body mass index, social, economic, and psychological determinants, and the influence of the environment and circumstances on snacking patterns. Over 24% of adolescents in Mexico consumed salty snacks every day, whereas young adults aged 16–24 years in United Kingdom consumed snacks more than 2.5 times a day. The highest increases were associated with salty snacks and candies. Snacking trends among children in the United States (USA) in the period between 19 saw an enormous increase, with an average of three snacks per day, and more than 27% of daily calories coming from snacks. ![]() The attitudes and habits associated with snacking and snack product consumption in the population of young people have been investigated in many countries in recent years. Snacking among children and adolescents has become very common worldwide, with an increase of over 20% on a daily basis over the past 30 years. Some food choices such as skipping meals, irregular meals, a low consumption of fruits and vegetables, often snacking on high-energy-dense foods, and drinking high-energy-dense beverages, are considered detrimental to health in the long-term. The research revealed younger age, home environment and significant contribution to salt intake as critical points in salty snack consumption among urban-living students important for the better understanding of their dietary habits.Īdolescence is an important period in life in which food choices are starting to become individually settled. ![]() Salt intake from snack products for a majority of participants ranged between 0.4 and 1 g/day. The most frequently consumed salty snacks were those with the highest content of salt. More high-school students than university students were in the “high snack group” ( p < 0.05). Most of the participants consumed such products between main meals, but 10% of them took snacks immediately after the main meal. All subjects consumed salty snacks, on average several times per week, more often at home and slightly more during periods of intensive studying, with 42% of the participants reporting to consume two or more packages per snacking occasion. The results of salt content and the snack consumption frequency were used to evaluate snack contribution to salt intake. The logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the factors influencing snack consumption. A cross-sectional survey on 1313 urban-living students (16–25 years, 61.4% university students and 38.6% high school students) used a pre-verified questionnaire created specifically for the study. This study investigated the behavior of urban-living students related to the salty snacks consumption, and their contribution to salt daily intake. ![]()
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