ArticlePediatric obesity2016
Relationship between dietary energy density and dietary quality in overweight young children: a cross-sectional analysis.
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- Energy Density and Level of Processing of Packaged Food and Beverages Intended for Consumption by Australian Children.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Snack frequency, size, and energy density are associated with diet quality among US adolescents.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Association of Snacking Frequency, Size, and Energy Density with Weight Status among Preschool-Aged Children in the United States.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Article
- Energy Density of New Food Products Targeted to Children.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Dietary Energy-Density and Adiposity Markers Among a Cohort of Multi-ethnic Children.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Associations between Snacking and Weight Status among Adolescents 12-19 Years in the United States.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Enhancing nutrition with pulses: defining a recommended serving size for adults.Nutrition reviews · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundObservational research has found that lower energy density (ED) diets are related to reduced intake of fat and greater intake of fruits and vegetables. No study has examined the relationship between dietary ED and dietary quality, as determined by the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI), in children who are overweight and obese.
objectiveExamine the relationship between dietary ED and HEI, determined from 3-d food records, in 156 children, aged 4-9 years, who had ≥85th percentile body mass index presenting for family-based obesity treatment.
methodDietary ED, in kcal/g, was calculated using two methods: food and all beverages consumed (food+bev) and food only consumed (food). For calculation of HEI, all components of the HEI were included except oils.
resultsParticipants were classified as consuming a low-ED, medium-ED or high-ED diet using tertile cut-off points with ED calculated using food and beverages(food+bev) or food only(food) . After controlling for group difference in child sex and race and parent sex, LOW(food+bev) and LOWfood had significantly (P < 0.05) higher total HEI scores, and total fruit, total vegetable and saturated fat HEI scores than HIGH(food+bev) and HIGHfood , with higher scores indicating greater quality.
conclusionsLower dietary ED is associated with higher dietary quality in children presenting for obesity treatment. Additional research investigating an ED prescription on dietary quality in children who are overweight or obese is needed to better understand this relationship.
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