Are Aussie kids eating less animal products? Doesn't look like it

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Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; QLD

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Global data on what kids were eating between 1990 and 2018 shows that Australian kids didn't change their intake of animal-sourced foods much over this period, and if anything their intake of animal products went up slightly in most age groups. Globally, between 1990 and 2018, the average intake of animal-sourced foods increased by half a serving a week, and is now at around 2 servings per day, but there was substantial variation across regions. In Australia, for kids under 5 there was a similar increase, with between 0 and half a serving extra consumed each week. For kids aged 5 to 14, the increase was slightly higher, with between a half and a full serving extra each week. The only age group of Aussie kids who showed a decrease in their consumption of animal-sourced foods were those aged 15-19.

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Organisation/s: Griffith University, Tufts University, USA

Funder: This study was supported by grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1176681; PI D.M.) and from the American Heart Association (20POST35200069; PI V.M.). The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contributed to study design during the grant application process; the funders otherwise had no role in data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.

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