Association of meal and snack patterns with micronutrient intakes among Greek children and adolescents: data from the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey

Background The present study aimed to examine how different meal and snack patterns are associated with micronutrient intakes and diet quality among a nationally representative sample of Greek children and adolescents aged 1–19 years from the cross‐sectional Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey ( n = 598). Methods Meal and snack patterns were derived using 24‐h dietary recalls. Mean adequacy ratio (MAR) was used as an overall measure of...