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KIMEHS – Proposal of an index for qualitative evaluation of children’s menus: a pilot study

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dc.contributor.authorRocha, Ada
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Cláudia
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T12:40:34Z
dc.date.available2020-12-23T12:40:34Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.descriptionFCT_UIDB/05748/2020. FCT_UIDP/05748/2020. FCT_UIDB/04470/2020.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractConsidering the importance of the food environments for health promotion, and the lack of simple, easy-to-use, low-cost measures of the quality of meals, the authors developed a qualitative menu index (KIMEHS-Kids' Menu Healthy Score), tailored to children's menu evaluation. Development of the tool was based on the Mediterranean food pattern. It includes 18 components, divided into seven main groups that reflect key aspects of menu quality, including protein source, side dishes, vegetables, dessert and beverages, and also allergens and nutritional information. The index was analysed for content and construct validity, as well as inter-rater reliability, and was applied to a sample of menus from restaurants in shopping centres in the Lisbon region. Possible index point ranges from -17 to 17, with a higher score indicating greater compliance with the recommendations. A value of 5.5 is obtained if all KIMEHS items are available, considering healthy and non-healthy options. The inter-rater reliability was assessed and values above 0.80 were obtained for Alpha Cronbach, as well as agreement % rate >75%. Agreement percentage is above 75% for all the components. Evaluated restaurants scored from -14 to 7, with an average KIMEHS of -6.15. Only four restaurants scored positive values, ranging from 0.25 to 7. KIMEHS was considered to be an adequate index to evaluate children's menus, from the menu information displayed on restaurant websites and/or on restaurant displays or table menus. It is a simple, low-cost tool that may be used as a reference for health professionals as an objective measure to evaluate the food environment. Stakeholders could also be involved in their own assessment to help educate consumers about healthy food choices, strengthening the efforts to promote an adequate food pattern and health, contributing to the fight against obesity.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRocha A, Viegas C. KIMEHS – Proposal of an index for qualitative evaluation of children’s menus: a pilot study. Foods. 2020;9(11):1618.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/foods9111618pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/12514
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationFCT_UIDB/05748/2020pt_PT
dc.relationFCT_UIDP/05748/2020pt_PT
dc.relationFCT_UIDB/04470/2020pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/11/1618pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectNutritionpt_PT
dc.subjectObesitypt_PT
dc.subjectChildrenpt_PT
dc.subjectChild obesitypt_PT
dc.subjectChildren restaurant’s menupt_PT
dc.subjectChildren’s mealspt_PT
dc.subjectFood environmentpt_PT
dc.subjectMeals quality indexpt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDB/05748/2020pt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDP/05748/2020pt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDB/04470/2020pt_PT
dc.titleKIMEHS – Proposal of an index for qualitative evaluation of children’s menus: a pilot studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue11pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1618pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleFoodspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
person.familyNameCOLAÇO LOURENÇO VIEGAS
person.givenNameCLÁUDIA ALEXANDRA
person.identifier.ciencia-id1E1E-A95A-5A71
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6051-7317
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