Growing Up in Scotland: Sweep 3 Food and Activity Report

Footnotes

1 The Food Standards Agency Scotland recommends that by the time children are aged 2, they should be introduced to a variety of foods, including fruit and vegetables, with the aim of building up to five portions of fruit and vegetables a day by the age of five. For this reason, at this stage, GUS asks only about variety of different fruits and vegetables eaten, and not the number of portions ( http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/agesandstages/childrenandbabies/#A219823 ).

2 Recent research has linked consumption of soft drinks and weight gain. See Malik et al., (2006).

3 See Appendix C, Table 6.1

4 See Appendix C, Table 6.2

5 NS-SEC (National Statistic Socio-Economic Classification)

6 The majority of respondents in the child cohort who completed an interview at sweep 2 also gave permission for their child's height and weight to be measured. Overall, 89% of children provided valid measurements and from these the children's Body Mass Index ( BMI) was calculated.

7 See Appendix C, Table 6.3

8 See Appendix C, Table 6.4

9 See Appendix C, Table 6.5

10 See Appendix C, Table 6.6. The additional factors controlled for were:

• The child's activity score
• The child's BMI score
• A binary variable indicating if children were living in one of the 15% most deprived datazones
• A binary variable indicating if children's mothers had degree or below degree educational qualifications