ArticlePloS one2015
Growth and development in Chinese pre-schoolers with picky eating behaviour: a cross-sectional study.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic Literature Review of the Nutrient Status, Intake, and Diet Quality of Chinese Children across Different Age Groups.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Picky Eating and Food Neophobia with Weight: A Systematic Review.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2016Pooled it
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- Effect of oral nutritional supplementation on growth and recurrent upper respiratory tract infections in picky eating children at nutritional risk: a randomized, controlled trial.The Journal of international medical research · 2018Trial
- Associations between protein intake status and the association of "double burden of malnutrition" in children aged 2-5 years: a health and nutrition survey of selected children in Bengbu City, China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Risk Factors and Consequences of Food Neophobia and Pickiness in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Optimal Protein Intake in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Evaluating Current Evidence.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Picky Eating in Children: A Scoping Review to Examine Its Intrinsic and Extrinsic Features and How They Relate to Identification.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Serum Trace Element Levels and Their Correlation with Picky Eating Behavior, Development, and Physical Activity in Early Childhood.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- A Functional Approach to Feeding Difficulties in Children.Current gastroenterology reports · 2019Review
- Picky eating in children: causes and consequences.The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2019Review
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- Translating, modifying, and validating the Adult Picky Eating Questionnaire for use in China.Eating behaviors · 2019Article
- A Narrative Review of Childhood Picky Eating and Its Relationship to Food Intakes, Nutritional Status, and Growth.Nutrients · 2018Review
- Do Chinese Preschool Children Eat a Sufficiently Diverse Diet? A Cross-Sectional Study in China.Nutrients · 2018Article
- Association of Picky Eating with Growth, Nutritional Status, Development, Physical Activity, and Health in Preschool Children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
- Socioeconomic Position and Picky Eating Behavior Predict Disparate Weight Trajectories in Infancy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2018Article
- Dietary diversity scores: an indicator of micronutrient inadequacy instead of obesity for Chinese children.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Girls' picky eating in childhood is associated with normal weight status from ages 5 to 15 y.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore the associations between picky eating behaviour and pre-schoolers' growth and development. Corresponding potential mechanisms, such as nutrient and food subgroup intake, as well as micronutrients in the blood, will be considered.
methodsPicky eating behaviour was present if it was reported by parents. From various areas of China, 937 healthy children of 3-7 years old were recruited using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method. Children and their mothers' socio-demographic information and children's anthropometry, intelligence, blood samples, one 24-hour dietary intake record and food frequency questionnaire were collected. Z-scores and intelligence tests were used to evaluate growth and development (cognitive development). Multilevel models were employed to verify the associations between picky eating behaviour and growth and development.
resultsThe prevalence of picky eating as reported by parents was 54% in pre-schoolers. Compared with the non-picky eaters, weight for age in picky eaters was 0.14 z-score (95% CI: -0.25, -0.02; p = 0.017) lower while no significant difference was found in intelligence (p > 0.05). Picky eating behaviour lasting over two years was associated with lower weight for age, as was nit-picking meat (the prevalence from parents' perception was 23% in picky eaters) (p < 0.05). Picky eaters consumed fewer cereals, vegetables, and fish (p < 0.05), and had a lower dietary intake of protein, dietary fibre, iron, and zinc (p < 0.05). There were no differences in the concentrations of essential minerals in whole blood (p > 0.05).
conclusionsPicky eating behaviour is reported by parents in half of the Chinese pre-schoolers, which is negatively associated with growth (weight for age). Lower protein and dietary fibre as well as lower iron and zinc intakes were associated with picky eating as were lower intakes of vegetables, fish and cereals.
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