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Picky eating in preschool children: Associations with dietary fibre intakes and stool hardness.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and influencing factors of functional constipation in Chinese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- ILSI Europe Systematic Review: The Impact of Digestible and Nondigestible Carbohydrate Consumption for Toddlers (1-4 Years) in Relation to Health Outcomes.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary fibre intake in childhood or adolescence and subsequent health outcomes: A systematic review of prospective observational studies.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2020Pooled it
- A Novel Application of Inhibitory Learning Theory: Pediatric Retentive Encopresis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
- Examining causal pathways between family adversity and soiling: a prospective cohort study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- New Insights into a Conceptual Bionic Colonic Bioreactor: A Model, 'Probiotics in Human Colon', Showing How Probiotics Alleviate Constipation from a Bioprocess Engineering Perspective.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Gut-brain axis mediated by intestinal content microbiota was associated with Zhishi Daozhi decoction on constipation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Impact of Dietary Coparenting and Parenting Strategies on Picky Eating Behaviors in Young Children.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Altered Gut Microbiota Composition Is Associated with Difficulty in Explicit Emotion Regulation in Young Children.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Dietary fiber and growth, iron status and bowel function in children 0-5 years old: a systematic review.Food & nutrition research · 2023Review
- The lived experience of parenting a child with sensory sensitivity and picky eating.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Consumption of Added Sugar among Chinese Toddlers and Its Association with Picky Eating and Daily Screen Time.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Exploration of Relationships among Clinical Gastrointestinal Indicators and Social and Sensory Symptom Severity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Pediatric reports · 2021Article
- Yuck, This Biscuit Looks Lumpy! Neophobic Levels and Cultural Differences Drive Children's Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) Descriptions and Preferences for High-Fibre Biscuits.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Classifying and characterizing Chinese young adults reporting picky eating: A latent profile analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2020Article
- Growth and body composition in children who are picky eaters: a longitudinal view.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Article
- Picky eating in children: causes and consequences.The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2019Review
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- Antecedents of picky eating behaviour in young children.Appetite · 2018Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Children Needing Inpatient Treatment after Failed Outpatient Treatment for Fecal Impaction.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
It has been suggested that constipation may be associated with picky eating. Constipation is a common condition in childhood and a low intake of dietary fibre may be a risk factor. Differences in fibre intake between picky and non-picky children and its relation to stool consistency is currently not well-understood. Children enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children identified as picky eaters (PE) were compared with non-picky eaters (NPE): (1) to determine dietary fibre intake at 38 months; (2) to investigate whether any difference in dietary fibre intake was predictive of usual stool hardness at 42 months. PE was identified from questionnaires at 24 and 38 months. Usual stool hardness was identified from a questionnaire at 42 months. Dietary intake was assessed at 38 months with a food frequency questionnaire. Dietary fibre intake was lower in PE than NPE (mean difference -1.4 (95% CI -1.6, -1.2) g/day, p < 0.001). PE was strongly associated with dietary fibre intake (adjusted regression model; unstandardised B -1.44 (95% CI -1.62, -1.24) g/day, p < 0.001). PE had a lower percentage of fibre from vegetables compared with NPE (8.9% vs 15.7%, respectively, p < 0.001). There was an association between PE and usually having hard stools (adjusted multinomial model; OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.07, 1.61; p = 0.010). This was attenuated when dietary fibre was included in the model, suggesting that fibre intake mediated the association (OR 1.16, 95% CI 0.94, 1.43, p = 0.180). Picky eating in 3-year-old children was associated with an increased prevalence of usually having hard stools. This association was mediated by low dietary fibre intake, particularly from vegetables, in PE. For children with PE, dietary advice aimed at increasing fibre intake may help avoid hard stools.
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