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Children’s Nutrition Survey to establish food consumption (KiESEL)
Project
Project code: BfR-EXPO-08-1322-557
Contract period: 01.03.2014
- 30.06.2018
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Keywords: food consumption, focus group children, risk assessment
The Children’s Nutrition Survey collects data on the food consumption of children from all over Germany aged between six months and five years. The KiESEL study is conducted as a module of the “German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents” (“KIGGS Wave 2”) of the RKI. The representative KiESEL study aims to improve the safety of foods. To achieve this objective, current information is required on what and how much children eat. The study results will be incorporated in the BfR risk assessments on additives, pesticide residues and unwanted substances in foods. Thus it is possible to assess more realistically whether, for example, the permitted quantities in sweets or pesticide residues in fruits or vegetables are safe or whether they need to be restricted further. Only children who have already been interviewed as part of the KiGGS study may participate. A group of all KiGGS participants is randomly selected and invited to take part in the KiESEL study. Over a total of four days, the families keep a nutrition diary documenting all foods and beverages consumed by their children, including quantity / weight information, brand and product packaging.. Following the data collection, the average daily consumption of, for example, animal-based foods and vegetable foods are analysed in terms of sex, age or region. The data can also be linked to the data compiled as part of the KiGGS study. It is expected that the first results will be available in 2018.
Section overview
Subjects
- Nutritional behaviour
