Finnish adolescents are facing the same health problems as adolescents in all Western countries. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing during the last decades, including in Finland(1). Decreased physical activity and increased consumption of snacks, such as sweets, sugar-sweetened drinks and fast foods, may have contributed to this trend(2). The diet of Finnish adults has been systematically monitored over many years, but the data on the diet of Finnish children and adolescents are scarce. Some questionnaire-based national studies, such
as the School Health Promotion Study(3), have included only a few questions concerning food habits and the school meals of adolescents. Detailed, representative and systematically collected information on the dietary intake
of Finnish adolescents is lacking.
Finnish adolescents are facing the same health problems as adolescents in all Western countries. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has been increasing during the last decades, including in Finland(1). Decreased physical activity and increased consumption of snacks, such as sweets, sugar-sweetened drinks and fast foods, may have contributed to this trend(2). The diet of Finnish adults has been systematically monitored over many years, but the data on the diet of Finnish children and adolescents are scarce. Some questionnaire-based national studies, such
as the School Health Promotion Study(3), have included only a few questions concerning food habits and the school meals of adolescents. Detailed, representative and systematically collected information on the dietary intake
of Finnish adolescents is lacking.
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