BACKGROUND
Children’s lifestyles, particularly their levels of physical activity and their diets, are currently generating interest, and in some quarters, concern. Part of this concern is fuelled by the increasing levels of obesity in children, which in turn has serious physiological and psychological implications (both short and long term).
The Food, Physical Activity and Obesity Group at Durham University have developed a computer program designed to provide a new and engaging method for measuring dietary intake and physical activity in children.
The Synchronised Nutrition & Activity Program (SNAPTM) was initially tested on school-aged children (those from Key Stages 2, 3 and 4, aged between 7 and 16) against traditional methods of measuring dietary intake (24 hour multiple pass questionnaire) and physical activity (Actigraph accelerometry).
During this testing SNAPTM was shown to produce accurate and reliable results; these findings have been included in a paper published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
SNAPTM will be further tested for reliability in June/July 2008, and a summary of the results will appear here.
Interested in using SNAPTM? Click here to find out more.
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